DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
WHY DO WE NEED A PARLIAMENT AND UNDERSTANDING LAWS
I. NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. The House of the people: ______________________________
2. Hindi version of Indian Parliament: ______________________________
3. Other name for Council of States: _________________________________
4. The supreme law-making institution in our country: ___________________________
5. The community whose two members are nominated in Lok Sabha: _______________
6. A group of persons who work together to implement the laws made by the Parliament: _____________________________
7. The leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha: __________________________
8. An important mechanism through which MPs can elicit information about the working of the government: ________________________________
9. The alliance formed by political parties after elections when no party has been able to get adequate seats to form a clear majority: _________________________
10. The injury or harm or threat of injury or harm caused by an adult male, usually the husband, against his wife: ____________________________
II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. The take-off point for a democracy is the idea of ________________________, i.e. the desire, approval and participation of people.
2. It is the ________________________ of people that creates a democratic government and decides about its functioning.
3. One way of the individual give approval to the government is through ____________.
4. The _________________________________, which is made up of all representatives together, controls and guides the government.
5. Rajya Sabha (Council of States), with a total strength of 245 members, is chaired by the __________________________________ of India.
6. Lok Sabha (House of the People), with a total membership of 545, is presided over by the _______________________________.
7. The Indian ___________________________________ is an expression of the faith that the people of India have in principles of democracy.
8. The Parliament in our system has immense powers because it is the _____________ of the people.
9. The _________________________________ is usually elected once every five years.
10. Parliament of India consists of the __________________, the ___________________ and the _____________________________.
11. The _____________________________ in Parliament is formed by all the political parties that oppose the majority party.
12. The ____________________________ functions primarily as the representative of the states of India in the Parliament.
13. The members of the ______________________________ are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of various states.
14. The _______________________ parties play a critical role in the healthy functioning of a democracy.
15. _____________________________________ is a significant function of Parliament.
16. The most important provision of the Indian Constitution is that all persons in independent India are ____________________________before the law.
17. The _______________________________ cannot discriminate between persons on the basis of their religion, caste or gender.
18. Indians played a major role in the _____________________of the rule of law during the colonial period.
19. An important role of Parliament is to be _______________________ to the problems faced by people.
20. From establishing the need for a new law to its being passed, at every stage of the process the _________________________ of the citizen is a crucial element.
21. It is the extent; involvement and enthusiasm of the people that helps ________________________________perform its representative functions properly
III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 2 POINTS:
1. Why the people should enjoy the right to decide about their fate in our democracy?
2. How does the individual give approval to the government?
3. What is a Coalition Government?
IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 3 POINTS:
4. Write a short note on role of Indian Prime Minister in forming National Government.
5. Why some seats are reserved in Parliament for SCs and STs?
V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 4 POINTS:
6. Explain how does the Parliament select the National Government?
7. Explain the mechanism of Question Hour of the Parliament
8. Do laws apply to all?
9. How people can change unpopular and controversial laws?
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