If we measure democracies based on the outcome of accountability, which of the following practices can we look for?

i. Regular elections

ii. Open public debates on major policies

iii. Citizen’s right to information

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i and ii

ii and iii

i and iii

i, ii and iii

answer is D.

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If we measure democracies based on the outcome of accountability, we can look for regular elections and open public debates on significant policies and citizens' rights to information. One can look for practices and institutions such as standard, free and fair elections; open public debate on crucial policies and laws; and citizens' rights to information about government functioning if one needs to measure democracies based on accountability. But it is to be noted that most democracies fall short of providing a fair chance to everyone in elections and in subjecting every decision to civic discussions even when they have succeeded in setting up regular, free elections and conditions for public talks. The actual execution of these practices in democracies shows a mixed track record. All that can be said in favour of democracy is that these governments are much better than non-democratic ones.

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