Soweto
Q. What do you mean by apartheid?
Apartheid, (Afrikaans: “apartness”) policy that governed relations between South Africa’s white minority and nonwhite majority and sanctioned racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites.
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- Q. What do you mean by apartheid?
- Q. Who was the leader of African National Congress was Class 6?
- Q. What are the key features of a democratic government?
- Q. What do you understand by democratic government?
- Q. How did cleisthenes became the father of democracy?
- Q. How did cleisthenes and Solon influence democracy?
Q. Who was the leader of African National Congress was Class 6?
It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa since the election of Nelson Mandela in the 1994 election, winning every election since then. Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent President of South Africa, has served as leader of the ANC since 18 December 2017.
Q. What are the key features of a democratic government?
According to American political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; the active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; protection of the human rights of all citizens; …
Q. What do you understand by democratic government?
Democracy is government in which power and civic responsibility are exercised by all adult citi- zens, directly, or through their freely elected rep- resentatives. Democracy rests upon the principles of majority rule and individual rights. Fair, frequent, and well-managed elections are essential in a democracy.
Q. How did cleisthenes became the father of democracy?
neːs]) was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as “the father of Athenian democracy.” He was a member of the aristocratic Alcmaeonid clan.
Q. How did cleisthenes and Solon influence democracy?
Solon laid the basis for democracy through eliminating debt slavery. He also probably established the Council of 400. Cleisthenes, an Alcmaeonid like Pericles, furthered democracy first by ousting the Pisistratid tyrant Hippias (with Sparta’s help), and more so by a series of reforms.
