CBSE Questions for Class 9 Civics What Is Democracy Quiz 4 - MCQExams.com

• The Opposition’s main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public.The Opposition is equally responsible for upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative implications on the people of the country.
• The role of the opposition in parliament is basically to check the excesses of the ruling or dominant party, and not to be totally antagonistic. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and oppositions are expected to support such things.

• A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum running for national election, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in the coalition. Multi-party systems tend to be more common in parliamentary systems than presidential systems, and far more common in countries that use proportional representation compared to countries that use first-past-the-post elections.
  
• Brazil, India, New Zealand, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine are examples of nations that have used a multi-party system effectively in their democracies.
  

• Leaders keep changing in democracy and this may lead to instability.
• Democracy is all about political competition and power play, so often there is no scope for morality.
• So many people have to be consulted in a democracy that it leads to delays in decision making.
• Elected leaders sometimes do not know the best interest of the people, so it leads to bad decisions.

The ultimate test of free and fair election is the acceptance of the election results by the voters. If elections are not free or fair, the voters will not accept the results. It is logical to assume that if the elections are not free and fair, and rigging or mal practices have taken place, the ruling party should always win, as it is more powerful than the opposition.

Democracy is a system in which people rule the country through the elected representatives. Rule by majority, rights of minorities, universal adult franchise are the features of democratic government. Usually a democratic country will have a formal constitution, regular elections, ruling and opposite parties.

This is the strength of our electoral system which enjoys the faith of both the defeated and winning candidates. Barring very few disputed elections, the electoral outcomes are usually accepted as 'people's verdict' by the defeated party.