History & Civics
Mention the similarities in the ideologies of the dictators depicted in the below picture.
Answer
The dictators depicted in the given picture are Benito Mussolini of Italy and Adolf Hitler of Germany. They promoted the ideologies of Fascism and Nazism respectively.
Similarities between the ideologies of Fascism and Nazism —
- To have faith in the totalitarian rule.
- To despise democratic political systems.
- To hold that the state is supreme and it could suppress the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals.
- To uphold one party and one leader.
- To believe in aggressive nationalism and imperialism.
- To regard war as an instrument for furthering national interests.
- To uphold intensely nationalistic, anti-communist, anti-democratic rule.
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Read the conversation given below and answer the following questions:
Priscila: The Prime Minister is like a king, he decides everything in our country.
Kiran: Lord Morely described the Prime Minister as ‘primus inter pares’ (first among equals) and ‘keystone of the cabinet arch’. He is the chief executive of the nation and works as head of the Union Government.
Balvinder: The Prime Minister has to consider the expectations of the party members and other support of the government. But after all, the Prime Minister has a greater say in policy-making and in choosing the ministers.
Source(Edited): https://dspmuranchi.ac.in/pdf/Blog/pm.pdf
In light of the above conversation, answer the following.
Do you agree with Priscila's or Kiran's statement? Justify your answer with reference to the position of the Prime minister in our country.
The Madras High Court has accepted a request made on behalf of a Minister’s wife, for an urgent hearing of a Habeas Corpus petition filed by her accusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of not having followed due procedure while arresting her husband early on Wednesday.
**Reference: https://www.thehindu.comIn the situation given above, what does the 'Habeas Corpus' mean? Which bodies in our Country are authorised to issue such orders?