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APARTHEID OF SOUTH AFRICA By Arfat Hussain MGM (BA-IJ) student Policy that governed relations between South Africa’s white minority and non-white majority sanctioned racial segregation, political and economic discrimination against non-whites. The implementation of  apartheid , often called “separate development”. Since the 1960s, it was made possible through the Population Registration Act  of 1950 which classified all South Africans as either Bantu (all black Africans), Coloured (those of mixed race), white. A fourth category Asian (Indian and Pakistani) was later added. Racial segregation , sanctioned by the law was widely practiced in South Africa before 1948, but the National Party, which gained office that year, extended the policy and gave it the name  apartheid . The Group Areas Act  of 1950 established residential and business sections in urban areas for each race and members of other races were barred from living, operating businesses, or owning land in t

Democracy By Arfat Hussain MGM (BA-IJ) student MEANING: The  definition of democracy  is a form of government in which the common people hold political power and can rule either directly or through elected representatives. An example of  democracy  at work is in The United States, where people have political freedom and equality. SOME MAJOR FEATURES OF A DEMOCRACY: 1. Popular Sovereignty: Democracy is based on sovereignty. People can exercise their power in a democracy. They elect their representatives. The government remains responsible for the common mass for its every omission and commission. 2. Political Equality: Democracy is based on political equality. It means all citizens irrespective of caste, creed, religion, race or sex are considered to be equal before the law and enjoy equal political rights. Political equality gives the right to vote to every citizen. 3. Majority Rules: In a democratic set-u