Chapter – 6 Political Parties
Political parties: A political party is a political association or a voluntary group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programs.
Election Commission: It is an independent multi-member body which is constituted for the superintendence, direction and conduct of elections.
Partisan: A person who is strongly committed to a party, group or faction. Partisanship is marked by a tendency to take a side and inability to take a balanced view on an issue.
One party: it means a system in which only one party operates in the political system for various reasons. In this system there is no opposition. E.g, China.
Bi-party system: A political system where there are two major parties. In this system power usually changes between two main parties. USA and United Kingdom.
Multi Party system: It is a political system where more than two parties exist and contest elections to come to power.
National Parties: Parties that are present in only one of the federal units and are countrywide parties known as national parties. These parties have their units in various states.
Regional Parties: The parties that is present in several or all units of the federation known as state or regional parties.
Opposition: The political party or group of parties that form part of a legislature but are not in the government. They check the activities of the government.
Q. 1. Name three components of political parties.
Ans .
1. The leaders.
2. The active members.
3. The followers.
Q. 2. ‘Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country.’ Explain.
Ans
1. Laws are debated and passed in the legislature. The legislature is made by parties.
2. The party in power supports the bill, whereas the opposition tries to find the negative points. So the common people can know the positive and negative points of the bill.
Q. 3 What is a partisan?
Ans. A person who is strongly committed to a party, group or faction.
Q. 4 What are the limitations of a multiparty system?
Ans.
1.
It leads to political instability.
2. It delays the decision making power of the parliament.
Q. 5 What are the advantages of multiparty system?
Ans
1. It allows a variety of interests and opinions to enjoy political representation.
2. It provides chance even to small and local parties to flourish and, to be a part of the government.
Q. 6. What is an alliance or front?
Ans. When several parties in a multiparty system join hands for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power, it is called an alliance or a front.
