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Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative. A system where the government is elected and ruled by people is called - ________________. - English

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Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.

A system where the government is elected and ruled by people is called - ________________.

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  • Bureaucracy

  • Aristocracy

  • Democracy

  • Autocracy

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A system where the government is elected and ruled by people is called - Democracy.

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Chapter 1.4: Pillars of Democracy - Ice Breakers [Page 35]

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Balbharati English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 1.4 Pillars of Democracy
Ice Breakers | Q 1. (ii) | Page 35

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