{"id":2166,"date":"2024-04-25T03:11:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2024-04-25T03:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:41:55","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-factors-constitutes-the-best-safeguard-of-liberty-in-a-liberal-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-factors-constitutes-the-best-safeguard-of-liberty-in-a-liberal-democracy","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Which of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>A committed judiciary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centralization of powers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elected government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Separation of powers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) Separation of powers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-662953451b2bd\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>best safeguard<\/strong>\u00a0of liberty in a\u00a0<strong>liberal democracy<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong>separation of powers<\/strong>. This principle divides the government into different branches, each with its own powers and responsibilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The purpose of this separation is\u00a0<strong>to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power and to create a system of\u00a0checks and balances<\/strong>\u00a0where each branch can limit the powers of the others.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This helps to protect individual liberties by ensuring that power is not concentrated in the hands of a few and that government remains responsive to the will of the people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Constitutional Provisions Ensuring Separation Of Power<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Article 50:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The state shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 121 and 211:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Judicial conduct of a judge of the Supreme Court and the High Courts\u2019 cannot be discussed in the Parliament and the State Legislature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 122 and 212:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Validity of proceedings in Parliament and the Legislatures cannot be called into question in any Court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 361:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The President or the Governor shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A Committed Judiciary :\u00a0<\/strong>While a\u00a0<strong>judiciary<\/strong>\u00a0committed to upholding the law and protecting rights is essential to liberty, it is not sufficient on its own. Without separation of powers, a committed judiciary could still be overpowered by other branches of government that have centralized power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Centralization of Powers:\u00a0<\/strong>This is actually the opposite of a safeguard for liberty in a liberal democracy.\u00a0<strong>Centralization\u00a0of powers can lead to authoritarianism<\/strong>, as it concentrates power in the hands of a small group or a single entity, making it easier for them to abuse power and infringe upon individual freedoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elected Government:\u00a0<\/strong>While having a government that is\u00a0<strong>elected<\/strong>\u00a0by the people is a cornerstone of democracy,\u00a0<strong>elections alone do not ensure liberty<\/strong>. Elected officials can still\u00a0<strong>abuse power<\/strong>\u00a0if there are no mechanisms in place<strong>\u00a0to limit their authority\u00a0<\/strong>and hold them accountable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (d) Separation of powers Notes:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[39],"years":[52],"class_list":["post-2166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-indian-polity","years-52"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":39,"label":"Indian Polity"}],"years":[{"value":52,"label":"2021"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":39,"name":"Indian Polity","slug":"indian-polity","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":39,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":188,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2166"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}