The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from the people was first developed by:

Related Mcqs:

1. The two basic principles of liberal theory of democracy, which were emphasised by Locke, were:

   A. Universal adult franchise and right to property
   B. Woman suffrage and secret ballot
   C. Popular sovereignty and constitutional government
   D. Natural Rights and Representative Democracy

2. Who said that democracy is the Government of the people for the people and by the people?

   A. Lincoln
   B. Bryce
   C. Dicey
   D. Herodotus

3. Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?

   A. Woodrow Wilson
   B. Lord Bryce
   C. Abraham Lincoln
   D. Laski

4. Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?

   A. Woodrow
   B. Abraham Lincoln
   C. Laski
   D. Gandhi

5. Which one of the following is wrongly listed as a feature of Liberal theory of democracy?

   A. It emphasises that the power rests with the people
   B. It holds that common interest can be realised only through democratic government
   C. It concedes to the people the right to oppose the state
   D. It does not give any power to the people to oppose the authority of the state

6. The chief contribution of Green to the Liberal theory of democracy was:

   A. Emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom
   B. Emphasis on absolute freedom of individual
   C. Absolute powers for the state
   D. None of the above

7. Which one of the folloing is not a feature of liberal democracy?

   A. Active involvement of people in politics
   B. Universal suffrage
   C. Manhood suffrage
   D. Free elections

8. Which one of the following is not true about liberal democracy? It means:

   A. Free mass media
   B. Independence of Judiciary
   C. Representative government
   D. Freedom of thought and expression
   E. Dential of fundamental rights

9. Which one of the following is not true about liberal democracy?

   A. It is based on the concept of common good, which is vague
   B. It denies the freedom of expression to a common man
   C. It believes that power does not rest with small elites of society
   D. It does not suggest concrete means for implementing fundamental values.

10. Who of the following philosophers was not associated with the Liberal Theory of Democracy?

    A. Locke
    B. Hobbes
    C. Karl Marx
    D. J.S. Mill