DEMOCRACY

CHAPTER ELEVEN


Democracy is a form of government that draws its legitimacy from the people and
functions for the people.

• It is worth noting that the idea of “people” does not include every book.
• The people referred to are those who are 18 years old and above.
• It should be born in mind that children under 18 years, prisoners and those who are
  mentally ill have no legal right to vote.
  SIGNIFICANCE OF DEMOCRACY
  (i) It emphasizes the provision of human rights
  (ii) It demands truth and transparency
  (iii) It obeys and respects the rule of law
  (iv) It enhances freedom
• Freedom of expression
• Freedom to worship
• Freedom to cooperate with others
• Freedom of movement
  (v) It enhances responsibility among leaders.
  ROLES OF POLITICAL PARTIES
  Political parties refer to organized groups of share the same faith or philosophy and
  whose intention is seizing political power.
  Roles of political parties
  (i) Strengthen cooperation among them and to arrange meetings with their
  members.
  (ii) Motivate citizens to participate in development activities.
  (iii) Defending justice by denouncing all forms of exploitation and oppression.
  (iv) To maintain peace.
  IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL TOLERANCE
  Political tolerance refers to the situation in which citizens who have different beliefs and
  ideologies accept other people’s opinions, even if they disagree with them.
  Importance of political tolerance
  (i) It enhance cooperation among the political parties
  (ii) It breeds political maturity – accepting the results
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  (iii) It promote peace, justice and human right.
   Tanzania has political parties
   These are legally established and permanently registered.
   Registration is usually done by Registrar of political parties
   Tanzania (then Tanganyika) was a multiparty state before and after independence
  up to 1965 there after a single party system was introduced, then in 1992 the
  multiparty was reintroduced.
  Vocabulary
   Cast – voting
   Contradict – say against something, disagree with something.
   Contestant – some who competes in a contest
   Endure – to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining.
   Manifesto – written statement by a political party saying what they believe in and
  what they intend to do.
   Vandalism – crime of deliberately damaging things especially public properties.
  CHAPTER TWELVE
  MAINTAINING PEACE
  Peace is the state which there is no war
  Peaceful coexistence is a state of living together peacefully in the same place and at
  the same time regardless of differences in religious belief, political ideology, sex or
  socio-economic status.
  Condemning segregation
  To condemn something is to express strong disapproval of something because it is
  morally wrong.
• Segregating others because of their race, religion, sex or tribe needs strongly to be
  condemned.
  Your cultural origin
  Tribe is a group of the same race, with the same customs, language and religion living
  in a particular area.
  Example of tribe:-
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   Gogo – staple food is ugali, mlenda. Their language is Kigogo and dress Kaniki.
  They dance Sansa.
   Ngoni – from Songea
   Staple food is ugali, maharage (beans)
   They speak Kingoni
   Dress red mgolole
   Dances Lizombe
  Vocabularies:
   Immigrant – is a person who lives in a country which is not his or her own.
   Convened – coming together from formal meeting.
   Exotic – something which is related to a foreign country/origin.
   Grievance – something you think is unfair and that you complain or protect about.
   Vigilant – giving careful attention to what is happening.
   Vitality – life, energy and enthusiasm.
  CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
  International cooperation refers to agreements made by different nations aimed at
  working together.
• When the cooperation involves neighbouring countries or countries under the same
  geographical region, it is termed a regional cooperation.
  IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
  (i) It fosters sharing of professional skills and experience among the member state.
  (ii) It builds friendship eg: through cultural exchange, business, politics and
  economy.
  (iii) It enhances peaces and security.
  (iv) The source of markets for products, loans, expertise and scholarship.
  TANZANIA FOREIGN POLICY
• It was established in 2015 to identify the direction of international relations.
• It focuses on the following:-
  (a) To protect peace and security of the united republic of Tanzania.
  (b) To stabilize the international relations and forecasting development.
  (c) Basing on rectification of the united Nations and other monetary institution.
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  CHALLENGES FACING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  (i) Contract violation
  (ii) Untrustworthiness
  (iii) Border conflicts
  (iv) Business conflicts
  (v) Economic and development differences
  (vi) Political instability
  (vii) Rebellion
  (viii) Terrorism
  NOTE:
  The international communities can be referred in the notes (exercise book).
  Vocabulary:
   Terrorism – is a state of fear and threat of a group to others.
   Revamp – give new and improved form, structure or appearance to.
   Dignity – a state of being respected as a human being.
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