Practice these questions:

1) State the formation of the Lok Sabha.

2) Why Parliament is needed?
3) Who is the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha?
4) Distinguish between unicameral and bicameral legislature.
5) What are the qualifications required for the person to be a member of legislative assembly?
6) Which house is called the Permanent House and why?
7) State the powers of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
8) Does the Parliament have the power to amend the constitution? If yes, how?
9) Distinguish between money bill and ordinary bill.
10) Mention any two powers each of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
11) Name any two nations where Semi-Presidential executive exists.
12) Distinguish between permanent and political executive.
13) How the President of India elected?
14) What do you understand by the veto power or pocket veto of the President of India?
15) Who is the real executive in India?
16) How has the constitution of India placed the relationship between a governor and the state
legislative assembly?
17) List the powers of the governor of a state.
18) Explain in brief how the profiles of the President and the Prime Minister are related.
19) State the various powers of the Parliament.
20) List all the powers of the President of India.
21) List all the powers of the Prime Minister of India.
22) Define the term judiciary.
23) Why is judiciary important in a democracy?
24) What does the rule of law mean?
25) How constitution has ensured the independence of judiciary in India?
26) State the composition of Supreme Court and the High Court of India.
27) Explain the power of judicial review of the High Court.
28) Explain the original, advisory and appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India.
29) Justice delayed is justice denied. Justify the statement.
30) What do you mean by Judicial Outreach?
(Ans) When judiciary assumes the roles and functions of the legislature and executive, thus
diluting the concept of separation of powers, it becomes judicial overreach. Unrestrained
activism on the part of judiciary often leads to its overreach. We all know that Article 142 and
judicial review have been put to many constructive uses but some actions like declaring the
NJAC (National Judicial Appointment Commission) unconstitutional as it tried to apply checks
on judicial power highlight the need for judicial restraints in the exercise of judicial review.
31) What do you mean by no confidence motion?
32) Why is it said that the Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers?
33) How is the Chief Minister appointed when there is no single majority party?
34) What is the tenure of the President of India and how he can be removed?
35) Describe the emergency powers of the President of India.
36) What do you mean by question hour?
37) Mention the functions of the legislature.
38) Describe any four powers of the speaker of the Lok Sabha.
39) How Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha?
40) How does the Indian Parliament control the Executive?
41) Describe the procedure of law making in Indian Parliament.
42) Mention the structure of the Indian judiciary.
43) Explain the functions of judiciary.
44) Discuss the weakness of Indian judiciary.
45) Explain all the writs mentioned in the Indian constitution.
46) Explain the various dimensions of judiciary.