NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science - Democratic Politics Chapter 6 - Political Parties

Various functions political parties perform in a democracy are:

1) Candidates are forwarded by parties to participate in elections. They may be chosen by the members of the party or by the leaders of the party.

2) Parties are forwarded by various policies and programmes and the voters choose from them.

3) Parties play a vital role in making laws for a country. Laws are usually debated and passed in the legislature.

4) Parties are formed and run governments. They hire leaders and train them to be ministers and run the government in their own way.

5) Parties which lose the election form the opposition. The opposition raises various views and criticize the failures of the government.

6) Parties form public opinion. They have lakhs of members all over the country which play a great role in influencing people's thinking.

7) Parties provide access to government machinery and welfare schemes.Thus it becomes easier for a person to meet a local party leader than a government official.

(b) A and B.

Political Parties in India face a lot of challenges. The important challenge they have to face is the lack of internal democracy. Power is in the hand of leaders at the top in a political party.Thus, party principles are kept at stake. Dynastic succession is also a main challenge. The top positions are controlled by the people close to the leaders. Few opportunities are given to a lower level worker to rise. This has worsen the situation because people without necessary experience or support are able to enjoy positions of power. Parties require money to win elections ,Thus they tend to nominate candidates who can invest a lot of money, regardless of their qualities. Party can influence the way the party machinery works by rich people's donation. Sometimes parties start supporting criminals because they can win elections. There is merging of beliefs among the major parties. This is also a challenge to political parties. People who largely want different ideas to come forward have no option left for them.

It should be made necessary for political parties to regulate a register of its members and follow its own constitution. Political parties should have an independent dominance, to act as a judge in party disputes. It should have open elections to the topmost posts. It should be made necessary for political parties to give a minimum number of tickets, about one-third to female candidates. Similarly, there should be a part for women in the decision making bodies of the party. There should be state funding of elections. The government should support parties with their election expenses. This support could be given in kinds too like petrol, paper, telephone etc or in cash on the basis of the votes obtained by the party in the previous election. This will strengthen parties and their performance in future.

A political party is a group of people who come together to compete elections and possess power in the government. As they come in power, they try to validate laws and initiate programmes that promote the safety of all citizens.

A political party is a group of people who come together to compete elections and possess power in the government. As they come in power, they try to validate laws and initiate programmes that promote the safety of all the citizens. Every party has like minded individuals who agree that few policies are better for the people than other policies. The parties try to convince people about their policies. Parties returns fundamental political divisions in society involving partisanship. Partisanship is a prejudice in favour of a issue. A political party has three main components, the leaders, the active members and the followers.

Political Party.

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  2. A

  3. D

  4. B

A. Kanshi Ram.

C. Integral humanism.