Political Science · Political Theory
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The idea of democratic citizenship comes very close to the concept of participatory democracy.
Reason (R): Democratic citizenship is intended to introduce an element of full-fledged political participation.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but 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 — Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is the first option.
Explanation
★Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is the first option.
★Democratic citizenship indeed comes close to participatory democracy, so the assertion is true.
★Active citizenship means taking part in the public life and decisions of the community.
★The reason explains this, since democratic citizenship aims at full political participation.
★Citizens are not just voters but active participants in self government.
★So the goal of full participation is exactly why citizenship approaches participatory democracy.
★Carole Pateman and others tie citizenship closely to participation.
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