Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Two conditions a democracy must fulfil to accommodate social diversity:

1. Majority must work with minority: Democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority must work with the minority so that governments represent the general view. Majority and minority opinions are not permanent.

1. No rule by majority community: Rule by majority should not become rule by a majority community based on religion, race, or language. Every citizen must have the chance of being in the majority at some point; no one should be barred on the basis of birth.

Source: Chapter 5, Accommodation of social diversity

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• This question is directly from the textbook passage on "Accommodation of social diversity" (Chapter 5), using the Sri Lanka example as a warning.
• Examiners expect both points clearly stated — each point is worth 1 mark.
• Avoid vague answers like "majority should be fair" — use the specific textbook language: "majority working with minority" and "rule by majority not becoming rule by majority community."
• The key distinction in Point 2 is birth-based exclusion — mention it for full marks.