Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

The common underlying idea connecting both outcomes is equal dignity and respect for every individual, regardless of their religion, caste, gender, or ethnicity.

Democracy accommodates social diversity by ensuring the majority does not dominate minority groups permanently, giving every citizen a chance to be part of the majority. This is possible only when all individuals are treated with equal dignity.

When dignity fails — for example, when a group is excluded on the basis of birth — they are barred from ever forming the majority, destroying meaningful accommodation of diversity. Conversely, if social diversity is not accommodated, certain groups are subordinated, and their dignity is undermined. Thus, both outcomes are deeply interdependent.

Source: Chapter 5 — Accommodation of social diversity; Dignity and freedom of the citizens

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• The examiner expects you to identify the connecting idea (equal dignity/respect) and then explain the inter-dependence: how failure of one leads to failure of the other.
• Use textbook language: "rule by majority must not become rule by majority community," and "every citizen must have a chance of being in the majority."
• Avoid writing a general essay on democracy; stay focused on the link between the two outcomes.
• 3 marks = one connecting idea + two-sided explanation of how they undermine each other.