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FOR THE PEOPLE

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SCHOOL DEMOCRACY

By Simone Menezes (12C)

Compiled by Vini Desai

Democracy is the political system in categories: simple, fancy and the one that

which the members of the government of can cause a myocardial infarction.

the country are elected by the people for Nominees show their street smartness

the welfare of the people. This same through their campaigning strategy by

system of democracy can be brought down targeting the lowest standard first,

a few notches to the system of the school considering that they are easily convinced

council. It is the same, but on a lower by what they see, and then the higher

level. One can consider it as a mock classes, who know that there is more than

election for when one turns eighteen. what meets the eye. Election deals are on a

Nomination is carried out and those high as in ‘you campaign for me and I

qualified, pass on to campaigning. Here is campaign for you.’ Lastly, on Voting Day,

where the fun begins. This is a game of everyone is under immense pressure,

advertising a person’s popularity. because they are faced with the choice of

Nominees make all sorts of speeches and which candidate is better for the school or

promises to the students just like true is the most popular in the school. After

politicians, while waving their voting, many second guess their choice

campaigning posters in the air like some while others are confident. However, the

sort of flag. Politicians’ flyers in the consequences of each one’s vote can only

newspaper are extremely decent, whereas be revealed in the year to come.

the school posters are divided into three

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