Civics

Why Do We Need A Parliament?

Question:

Lok Sabha

Answer:

One of the most important functions of the Lok Sabha is to select the executive. The executive, is a group of persons who work together to implement the laws made by the Parliament.
Prime Minister is the leader of the ruling party in Lok Sabha.,
Prime Minister selects ministers from the MPs who belong to his party who take charge of different areas of govt. functioning.
When it is difficult for a single political party to get the majority to form the govt., they join together with different political parties who are interested in similar concerns to from a govt. as Coalition Govt.
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Why Do We Need A Parliament?

Q 1.

How is a new law introduced in Parliament?

Q 2.

When was the Hindu Succession Amendment Act revised?

Q 3.

Who designed the Parliament house in India?

Q 4.

What is a constituency?

Q 5.

Mention the different categories under which Law can be classified.

Q 6.

What is a constitution?

Q 7.

How is a National government selected?

Q 8.

Write in your own words what you understand by the term the "rule of law". In your response include a fictitious or real example of a violation of the rule of law.

Q 9.

How was the system of law during ancient times in India?

Q 10.

Mention some of the common laws that govern us.

Q 11.

Mention the 2 houses of the Indian Parliament.

Q 12.

The Role of the Parliament

Q 13.

What was the Sedition Act?

Q 14.

To select the National Government

Q 15.

Law-Making

Q 16.

What is the purpose of a Parliament?

Q 17.

Rajya Sabha

Q 18.

Lok Sabha

Q 19.

Re-read the storyboard on how a new law on domestic violence got passed. Describe in your own words the different ways in which women"s groups worked to make this happen.

Q 20.

State Article 14 of the Indian constitution.

Q 21.

What are the three major duties of the Parliament?

Q 22.

What are the basic ideals of a democracy?

Q 23.

Why do you think the nationalist movement supported the idea that all adults have a right to vote?

Q 24.

Write in your own words what you understand by the following sentence on page 44-45: They also began fighting for greater equality and wanted to change the idea of law from a set of rules that they were forced to obey, to law as including ideas of justice.

Q 25.

To Control, Guide & Inform the Government

Q 26.

Why Do We Need Parliament?

Q 27.

What is an EVM?

Q 28.

Write a brief note on the Members of Parliament.

Q 29.

Write a brief note on the Rowlatt Act.

Q 30.

People & their representatives

Q 31.

Write a short note on Lady Justice.

Q 32.

What was the main principle of the Indian constitution?

Q 33.

State two reasons why historians refute the claim that the British introduced the rule of law in India.

Q 34.

How can all the citizens participate in the decision-making process of the government?

Q 35.

Write a brief note on the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.

Q 36.

What is "Question hour" in Parliament?

Q 37.

Discuss with your teacher the difference between a State Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and the Parliament (Lok Sabha)