Notes For Grade XI and XII

Democracy: Governance through the process of policy- making by the people through free and fair elections and other forms of public participation is the characteristics of democracy. Democracy is a system of government. Where the people of that community or country have direct participation in every process of governance. In a democracy, there is a high level of freedom for citizens. People can participate in every activity of politics without discrimination. The law ensures the rights of all people. Through the rule of law, people of every caste, language, culture, gender, region, religion and class are equally involved in the governance process. What can be understood from this is that the rule of the people is democracy. Literally, the English word 'Democracy' seems to have developed from the Greek language. In Greek, 'Demos' means people and 'Kratia' means rule. Etymologically Democracy means Rule by the people. On sociological basis, political practice ba...

Power and politics Power and politics are interrelated because politics is a means of gaining power, while power makes it easier to influence the wishes and desires of others through politics, or power makes it easier to do one's own favorable politics. However, literally, power and politics are words with different meanings. Power means that any person or group can make another person or group act according to their wishes and desires. Thus suppressing another person's desire, desire and own desire, favorable behavior is power, and this power is known as power.If power is recognized on a legal, statutory or consensual basis, it is called power. Politics is the way or means of getting power. Sociological Imagination of Karl marx about Power and Politics Karl Marx divides the society into haves and haves not or industrial society and those two classes (Economic power/ politics) come to struggle on the basis of power and politics. In the course of this struggle, the bourgeoi...