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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
STD VI- HISTORY
CH-10 Grassroots Democracy – Part 1 Governance
NOTES

Sub topic 1- Three Organs of Government

Important Terms:
 Governance- The process of taking decisions, organizing the society’s life
with different sets of rules, and ensuring that they are followed, is called
governance.

 Government - The group of individuals or the system that makes the rules
and ensures that they are followed is called a government.
 Laws- Rules that can be changed or updated as needed.

1. Introduction to Governance
• Governance is the process of creating and enforcing rules to maintain
order in society.
• It ensures that people follow the same rules to live together
harmoniously.
• Without governance, there would be disorder and confusion, making

society difficult to manage Governance and Making of Rules:

2. Importance of Government
• Governments are responsible for making laws, ensuring law and order,
and resolving conflicts.
• They manage public resources and provide essential services like

education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
• Governments ensure fairness and help protect people’s rights and
responsibilities.

3. Democracy
• Democracy allows citizens to participate in decision-making by electing
representatives.
• These elected representatives discuss and create laws on behalf of the
people.

• In a democracy, power is in the hands of the people, making it a
government of the people, by the people, and for the people