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Write a short note on accountability? Why is accountability an important principle for democracy?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?
 
  A. The plurality and majority rules allow smaller parties the greatest chances of winning a seat.
  B. The elections based on the plurality and majority rules tend to concentrate political power.
  C. The elections based on the plurality and majority roles allocate political power in the most proportionate manner.
  D. The mixed electoral rules eliminate any elements of the plurality and majority rule as they seek to concentrate, rather than disperse power.
  E. The proportional representation rule requires citizens to cast two votes in the election.



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Answer to Question 1

Accountability is a political mechanism that offers citizens regular and realistic opportunities to remove the rulers from office, through peaceful, legal means. Accountability includes voting incumbent politicians out of office, and it also can include impeaching elected officials or firing bureaucrats who violate the law or who do not perform their jobs well.

Answer to Question 2

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