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Features of Democracy, Arguments For and Against, Broader Meanings and the board questions built on them — roughly 4 marks of the paper.
What this chapter covers
- 1Features of Democracy
- 2Arguments For and Against
- 3Broader Meanings
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Topics covered
- 01Features of Democracy19:40
- 02Arguments For and Against19:01
- 03Broader Meanings29:58
After this chapter you can
- Explain features of democracy without reading from the book
- Present arguments for and against in the format the marking scheme rewards
- Attempt every previous year question set on this chapter
- Marks
- 4
- PYQs
- 16
- Video
- 1h 9m
Then do the work
- One-shot revision, 17 minutes
- Formula sheet for this chapter
- Printable summary, 2 pages
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| Year | Asked as | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Short answer | 4 |
| 2024 | Long answer | 2 |
| 2023 | MCQ set | 6 |
| 2022 | Case based | 4 |
| 2021 | Short answer | 2 |
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