Assertion (A): Power should reside with one person and group located in one place in a democracy.

Reason (R): In a democratic government, everyone has a voice in the shaping of public policies.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

answer is D.

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In a democracy, people are the source of political power. A democratic rule is based on the idea of legitimate government. A legitimate government involves the participation of the people. It is not only fair but imperative in a democratic rule that people should have a voice in all matters of public policies as they will be affected by those policies. Thus, the notions of undivided political power that the power should be concentrated, which would enable quick decision making, are contradictory to the basic features of democracy.

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