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The word democracy itself is of Greek origin. The Greek word demokratia is a combination of the words demos (meaning the people) and kratos (meaning rule). This gives democracy its meaning as a form of government in which the people rule, whether directly-through personal participation- or indirectly, through elected representatives.

It means two things: Rule of law and Equality before law. Rule of law means that the law is sovereign and no person, no matter how great he is or thinks he is, can declare himself above the law because that would be tantamount to arbitrary rule. Equality before law means that law guarantees freedom […]

The Governor is appointed by the President and holds office during the pleasure of the President. His term is for five years. To be a Governor, a person has to be…

Feminism is the advocacy of the rights of women. It explains that women have been disadvantaged compared to men and are subordinated to men because of a system of patriarchy…

Legitimation is legalization. This means that what is legal is what is legitimate, and conversely what is not legal, i.e., what is not in accordance with law, established rules, recognized norms, is not legitimate.

Feminists argue that traditional theories of the state are either descriptive i.e. deal with characteristics like sovereignty, territory, power, or deal primarily with their role as instruments of coercion or social cohesion….

Since direct democracy is not possible in large and complex societies, the mechanism through which people take part indirectly in government is through electing representatives to carry out their will.

Feminist scholars show that power relations are organized on the basis of gender. In fact the concept of power is given masculine traits. Power is constructed as processing force and the ability to influence others…

Before we discuss the meaning of equality, we must understand that equality is a relative concept. The demand for equality has always been against the prevailing inequalities of the times. The existence of social inequalities is probably as old as human society and the debate about the nature and cause of inequalities is an ancient […]

The term “dependency” is widely used in international relations to explain the “dominant-dependent” structure of relations both among and between the nation-states. However, as a school of thought, dependency theory seeks…

Realism, also known as “political realism” or ‘Realpolitik’, continues to remain one of the dominant schools of thought within the domain of international relations. Although its genesis can be traced back to Thucydides’ account of the Peloponnesian War (431 BC)…

In Indian philosophy, karma is the sum total of one’s actions, good or bad, that are attached to the soul as it transmigrates, each new body (and each event experienced by that body) being determined by previous karma.

Distinction between direct democracy and representative democracy are given below.

The major political parties in India are Congress, Bhartiya Janta Party, Janta Dal, CPI and CPI (M) …..

Parliamentary Government has been established in India sates. The head of the State is the State is the Governor. The administration of the state is run in the name of the Governor. In fact, he exercises his power on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

The term “hegemony” is derived from the Greek word hegemonia meaning leader. A widely used term in international relations theory, hegemony is most frequently used to denote the predominant position of the most powerful state in the international system ….