Class 10 Social Science — Chapter 4: Political Parties

What you'll learn

• ▸Meaning and Components of a Political Party
• ▸Functions of Political Parties
• ▸The Necessity of Political Parties
• ▸Types of Party Systems
• ▸The Concept of Partisanship
• ▸Role and Perception of Political Parties in Democracy

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Political Parties NCERT published not for Democratic Politics Overview In this tour of democracy, we have come across political parties several times. In Class IX, we noticed the role of political parties in the rise of democracies, in the formation of constitutional designs, in electoral politics and in the making and working of governments. In this textbook, we have glanced at political parties as vehicles of federal sharing of political power and as negotiators of social divisions in the arena of democratic politics. Before concluding this tour, let us take a close look at the nature and working of political parties, especially in our country. We begin by asking two common questions: Why do we need parties? How many parties are good for a democracy? In the light of these, we introduce the national and regional political parties in today’…

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Did you know?

• 💡 The donkey and elephant symbols for US political parties began as political cartoons.
• 💡 Some nations, like Australia and Belgium, fine citizens who do not vote in elections.
• 💡 Ancient Greece used colored ballots and stones to count votes and make decisions.
• 💡 Early governments often relied on powerful individuals instead of organized political parties.
• 💡 Ancient Romans used wax tablets to cast secret votes during their elections.

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