Do you think there would be any difference if the class monitor was selected by the teacher or elected by the students? Discuss. 

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Use the terms 'constituency' and 'represent' to explain who an MLA is and how the person gets elected?

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Discuss with your teacher the difference between a State Legislative Assembly  (Vidhan Sabha) and the Parliament (LokSabha).

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Identify the work of a State Government and that of a Central Government.
The decision of the Indian Government to maintain peaceful relations with China.

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Political party	No.of MPs elected
National Parties
Bharatiya jana Party(BJP)	2
Communist Party of india (CPI)	6
Communist Party of india (Marxist)(CPIM)	22
Indain Congress Socialist (ICS)	4
Indain National Congress	404
Janata Party (JNP)	10
Lok Dal (LKD)	3
State Parties
All India Anna DMK (AIADMK)	12
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)	2
All India forward block (FBL)	2
Indian congress (J)(KCJ)	1
Jammu and Kashmir Conference (JKN)	3
Kerala Congress(J)(KCJ)	2
Muslim League (MUL)	2
Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP)	1
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)	3
Telegu Desam Party (TDP)	30
Independents	5
Grand total	514

Who will be present for discussions in the Lok Sabha?

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If you were a Member of Parliament (MPs), list two questions that you would like to ask.

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Lok Sabha	Election Year	Voter Turnout (%)
1st	1951-52	44.87
4st	1967	61.04
5st	1971	55.27
6st	1977	60.49
8st	1984	63.56
10th	1991	56.73
14th	2004	58.07

Looking at this table. would you say that people's participation during the past 50 years has decreased increased/been stable after initial increase?

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What is the basic premise of democracy?

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Who comprises the Indian Executive?

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Analyse the role of Rajya Sabha vis-a-vis Lok Sabha.

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What happened during the Freedom Movement?

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What happened when India became independent?

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What role does the opposition party play in the healthy functioning of a democracy?

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Write any two arguments against representative democracy.

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What role does the Parliament play in the functioning of the government?

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