6th CBSE Notes On What is Government?

  6th Grade 

POLITICS CHAPTER : 3 

 What is Government?  

Fill in the blanks.

1. In India, we follow the democratic form of government.

2. In a monarchical set-up, the government is run by a king or a queen.

3. The highest level of government in India is the Central Government.

4. Abraham Lincoln defines democracy as government of the people, by the people.

True or False

1. The Suffragettes Movement was led by untouchables. False

2. The system of governance in India is divided into three levels. True

3. In representative democracy, citizens are not given any power. False

4. A child can be employed in factories if he/she is willing to work there. False

5. Democracy ensures that the government is answerable for its actions. True

Short Answers

1Que. 

Ans: Representative democracy is a type of government in which eligible citizens rule the system of government through elected representatives.

2Que

The higher authority is answerable to the citizens because it is elected by the citizens.

3Que

It is the right granted to the citizens above the age of 18 to vote for their representatives irrespective of caste, gender, religion or creed they belong to.

Long answer questions

1Que.  

The term ‘Government’ stands for an individual or a group of individuals who have the authority to govern a country or state.

Government performs various functions, such as the following:

1. It is responsible for managing the affairs of the country or state. 
2. It is a body that takes all the decisions for the country, like constructing railway lines, roads and canals; setting up of schools 
3. and hospitals; providing basic amenities to the people, etc.
4. It also looks after the economically weaker sections of the society by launching various schemes for their upliftment.
5. The government is also responsible to protect the country from any kind of foreign invasions.
6. In case of any natural disasters, it helps the people through various relief camps.
7. It ensures that the basic requirements of the citizens are fulfilled.

2Que . 

1. The government constitutes laws and ensures that the laws are being followed by the citizens of the country.
2. The government can exercise its power and function properly by enforcing laws.
3. Laws give power to citizens as well. If the citizens are not satisfied with the decision made by the 
4. government, they can move the court and present their case.

3Que . 

Democracy	Monarchy
It is a government of the people, by the people and for the people	It is a government established by an individual.
It is an elected form of government trough election	It is based on hereditary
People have the real power.	King or Queen have the real power
The government is accountable and answerable to the people.	The government is not accountable and answerable to the people.