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Each of these statements contains a democratic and an undemocratic element. Write out the two separately for each statement.(a) A minister said that some laws have to be passed by the parliament in order to conform to the regulations decided by the World Trade Organisation.(b) The Election Commission ordered re-polling in a constituency where large scale rigging was reported.(c) Women’s representation in the parliament has never reached 10 per cent. This led women’s organisations to demand one-third seats for women.

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(a) The fact that the laws need to be passed by the parliament is democratic, while conformation to the WTO regulations is undemocratic.

(b) Re-polling is democratic, while rigging is undemocratic.

(c) Poor level of women’s representation is undemocratic, while the demand for one-third seats is democratic.



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