Political Science · Political Theory
Match List I (Type of democracy) with List II (Associated idea) and choose the correct code.
List I
- Deliberative
- Representative
- Consociationalism
- Participatory
List II
- Electoral competition
- Communicative action theory
- Referendum
- Social cooperation
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c ✓ Correct
CI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
DI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
Correct answer: (B) I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c — The correct pairing is I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c.
Explanation
★The correct pairing is I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c.
★Deliberative democracy rests on Habermas's communicative action theory of reasoned dialogue.
★Representative democracy works through electoral competition among parties and candidates.
★Consociationalism, theorised by Lijphart, secures social cooperation among divided groups.
★Participatory democracy uses devices like the referendum to involve citizens directly.
★Consociational democracy shares power among elites of different communities.
★Together these capture the main modern forms of democratic practice.
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