Discussion
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes :
Assertion (A) : Democratic values command widespread acceptance within liberal democracies as an ideal, but at the same time citizens have become more critical of the working of the core institutions of representative democracy.
Reason (R) : The declining faith in government represents a deflation of the political culture, reducing the capacity of the political system to achieve shared goals.
Codes :
Answer: B
Both statements are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A), so the answer is the second code.
The assertion says citizens in liberal democracies accept democratic values yet are more critical of its core institutions, which is the observed 'democratic deficit'. The reason says that falling trust in government reduces the capacity of the system to reach shared goals, a true but separate consequence. It describes what happens as a result of the loss of faith, not why people accept the ideal while criticising the institutions. Code A is also faulty on its face, since it says (R) explains (R).
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