Question

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answer.

Movements are not important in a democracy.

Options

• True

• False

Answer 1

Movements are not important in a democracy.

The above statement is False.

Reasons:

1. A movement is a collective action and requires the active participation of people.
2. The necessary information about social issues is provided to the government by the leaders and activists of the movement. This further helps the government informing policies.
3. Also as the Right to Protest is considered an important right.
4. In a democratic system, the existence of movements is an indicator of the healthy democratic system.

Thus, movements are important in a democracy.