Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): The concept of popular sovereignty and universal adult suffrage is complementary to each other.
Reason (R): The source of sovereignty is the people and thus every adult should be given the right to vote.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — The assertion is true: popular sovereignty and universal adult suffrage are complementary ideas.
Explanation
★The assertion is true: popular sovereignty and universal adult suffrage are complementary ideas.
★Popular sovereignty means that ultimate authority rests with the people, and universal adult suffrage is the device that puts this into practice.
★The reason is also true: because the people are the source of sovereignty, every adult should have the right to vote.
★Since giving each adult the vote is exactly how the people's sovereignty is realised, the reason correctly explains the assertion.
★Together they capture the move from sovereignty in principle to one adult one vote in practice.
★So both statements are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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