Nepali Congress

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nepali-congress

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the political affiliation?Social democratic
2. What is the merger date?1950
3. When was the Nepali Congress founded?It was founded in 1950, when the Nepali National Congress and the Nepal Democratic Congress merged. This was a key step toward ending the long rule of the Rana family.
4. Why did the Nepali Congress merge with other parties?The merge happened because many people wanted a democratic Nepal. Joining together made it easier to challenge the old autocratic rule and push for a fair government.

Autocratic Rule: A system of government where one person holds absolute power and is not accountable to the people.
Popular Sovereignty: The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
Federal Republic: A country where power is divided between a central government and regional governments, and the head of state is not a monarch.