Description : The Presidential Government operates on the principle of – (1) Division of Powers between Centre and Slates (2) Centralisation of Powers (3) Balance of Powers (4) Separation of Powers
Last Answer : (4) Separation of Powers Explanation: In democratic systems of governance based on the trias politjca, a fundamental parallel and a fundamental difference exists between presidential systems and constitutional ... the United States, with unitary executive) or a government, headed by a prime minister
Description : Which one of the following is not an essential element of a federal form of government? (1) Written Constitution (2) Independent judiciary (3) Division of power (4) Separation of powers
Last Answer : (4) Separation of powers Explanation: In a federal form of government separation of powers is not an essential element. A federal state is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self ... of government in which a division of powers between central govt. and regional govt. eg. India.
Description : The Principle of 'checks and balances' is related to – (1) Rule of law (2) Fundamental law (3) Fundamental Duties (4) Separation of Powers
Last Answer : (4) Separation of Powers Explanation: "Checks and balances" is a concept set up in the United States Constitution whereby the various powers of any government are divided into 3 separate ... will work together in relative harmony since each needs the others to perform its obligations properly.
Description : Division of powers is the principle of – (1) Unitary form of Government (2) Federal form of Government (3) Socialist form of Government (4) Republican form of Government
Last Answer : (2) Federal form of Government Explanation: The separation of powers, often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle, is a model for the governance of a state. ... often overlooked principle of dividing governmental power among the federal, state, and local governments.
Description : The Presidential system operates most successfully in the USA because of (1) A strong two party system (2) A well demarcated constitution (3) Judicial review (4) Minor contradictions in society
Last Answer : (4) Minor contradictions in society Explanation: The presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch is led by a President who serves as both head of state and head of government. It operates most successfully in the USA because of Minor Contradictions in society.
Description : Proportional representation is NOT necessary in a country where? (1) There are no reserved constituencies. (2) A two-party system has developed (3) The first past-post system prevails (4) There is a fusion of presidential and parliamentary form of government.
Last Answer : (2) A two-party system has developed Explanation: In proportional representation, a candidate requires 50% + 1 vote to get elected. In a bieparty system, one automatically secures it. Proportional ... seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received.
Description : Which one among the following is not a characteristic of a federal system? (1) There are two distinct levels of government (2) The responsibilities and powers of each level of ... Court is entrusted with the responsibility of interpreting these provisions and arbitrating in matters of dispute
Last Answer : (3) There is no separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches of government Explanation: One of the features of the federal system is the distribution of power ... importance. Both federal and state governments functioning strictly within the sphere demarcated for them.
Description : The main feature of the Federal State is (1) Decentralisation (2) Centralisation (3) Theory of separation of powers (4) Sovereignty
Last Answer : (1) Decentralisation Explanation: Decentralization is one of the key features of a federal state. In a federal state, sovereignty and the power to govern are constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (such as states or provinces).
Description : The growth of judicial power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies have taken place because - (1) The constitutions have given the judiciary more powers (2) Acceptance of the theory of separation of powers (3) The U. N. Directives (4) Protect Human Rights
Last Answer : (4) Protect Human Rights Explanation: The growth of Judicial Power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies has taken place to protect Human rights.
Description : Which one of the following statements is not correct? (1) Indian Parliament is supreme. (2) The Supreme Court of India has the power of judicial review. (3) There is a division of powers between the Centre and the States. (4) There is a Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President.
Last Answer : (1) Indian Parliament is supreme Explanation: Though the Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India, the legislation passed by parliament may be challenged in Supreme Court. The ... houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
Description : Which one of the following is the basis of federal government? (1) Supremacy of the parliament (2) Supremacy of Judiciary (3) Division of powers between federal and state government (4) single citizenship
Last Answer : (3) Division of powers between federal and state government Explanation: Federal Government-Division of powers between federal and state government.
Description : Division of Powers and Independent Judiciary are the two important features of – (1) Socialist form of Government (2) Unitary form of Government (3) Democratic form of Government (4) Federal form of Government
Last Answer : (3) Democratic form of Government Explanation: The principle of separation of powers is the foundation for a democratic state based on the rule of law. The judicial power dispenses justice ... of an independent judiciary in a democratic government distinguishes that system from a totalitarian one.
Description : India is a federal state because its Constitution provides for - (1) dual citizenship. (2) division of powers between the Union and the States. (3) a written constitution. (4) election of members of Parliament by the people.
Last Answer : (2) division of powers between the Union and the States. Explanation: India has borrowed the concept of federalism from Canada. In this system there is clear division of powers between the union and States.
Description : Which of the following schedules deals with the division of powers between union and states? (1) fourth schedule (2) sixth schedule (3) seventh schedule (4) ninth schedule
Last Answer : (3) seventh schedule Explanation: The seventh schedule of the Constitution deals with the division of powers between union and states. Article 246 - The union (central government), state, and ... , Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh. 4th schedule is about allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha.
Description : What is the meaning of the principle of separation of powers ?
Last Answer : The principle of separation of powers means dividing the work of government into three different sections. These three departments are Law Department , Administration Department and Justice Department.
Description : Who Under the separation of powers principle law can only be made by?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : How does the principle of separation of powers help limit the power of the federal government?
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Description : What element of the federal government best reflects the constitutional principle of the separation of powers?
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Description : What is an example of the principle of the separation of powers?
Last Answer : Only the House of Representatives can introduce a Money Bill. The House and Senate balance each other; neither one has all the power but work jointly. The President can veto any bill the Legislature passes ... cannot tell the States what to do, as long as the States do not violate the Constitution.
Description : Which governing principle is best reflected by the three branches of the federal government created by the Constitution A) limited government B)republicanism C)rule of law D)separation of powers?
Last Answer : That is separation of powers.
Description : What is the principle behind the constitution division powers federal and state government?
Description : Stability of the Government is assured in – (1) Parliamentary Form of Government. (2) Presidential Form of Government. (3) Plural Executive System (4) Direction Democracy
Last Answer : b - (2) Presidential Form of Government. Explanation: The presidential system has several advantages. As the President is selected separately from the Legislature, the President and Executive branch are not ... more effective set of checks-and-balances to be placed on both branches by the other.
Description : Members of the Executive under Presidential System of Government – (1) are drawn from both the Houses of Legislature (2) are only from the popular House (3) are not members of either House of Legislature (4) become members of Legis lature after their appointment
Last Answer : (3) are not members of either House of Legislature Explanation: Members of the Executive under Presidential System of Government are not members of either House of Legislature.
Description : The state operates through : (1) Political Party (2) Party President (3) Government (4) President
Last Answer : (3) Government Explanation: A government is the system by which a state or community is governed. It is the means by which state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining ... to the set of political systems and institutions that make up the organisation of a specific government.
Description : Which of the following is the inalienable attribute of the parliamentaiy system of government? (1) Flexibility of the Constitution (2) Fusion of Executive and Legislature (3) Judicial Supremacy (4) Parliamentary Sovereignty
Last Answer : (2) Fusion of Executive and Legislature Explanation: A parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state in which the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy ... to, the legislature (parliament). The executive and legislative branches are thus interconnected.
Description : The office of the President does not characterize the combination of governmental systems of - (1) Parliamentary and Federal (2) Republican and Parliamentary (3) Presidential and Republican (4) Democratic and Republican
Last Answer : (3) Presidential and Republican Explanation: President does not characterize the combination of Presidential and Republican governmental system.
Description : How can the number of judges in the Supreme Court in India be increased? (1) Representation from the Supreme Court (2) By amendment of the Constitution (3) By a Parliamentary Act (4) By Presidential notification
Last Answer : (2) By amendment of the Constitution Explanation: By amendment of constitution number of judges in the Supreme Court in India be increased.
Description : Usually a big difference is seen in theory and practice in – (1) Presidential form of Government (2) Fascist type of Government (3) Parliamentary form of Government (4) Socialist type of Govcrnrnentc
Last Answer : (4) Socialist type of Govcrnrnentc Explanation: Socialism is a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of ... in terms of poverty and unemployment. Besides, socialist Governments ultimately turned into absolutist governments.
Description : The legislature gains a priority over the executive in – (1) A Presidential Government (2) A Federal Government (3) An Authoritarian Government (4) A Parliamentary Government
Last Answer : (4) A Parliamentary Government Explanation: The Parliamentary system of government refers to "a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the ... and the former obtains its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature.
Description : The number of judges can be modified in the Supreme Court by - (1) Presidential Order (2) Supreme Court by Notification (3) Parliament by Law (4) Central Government by notification
Last Answer : (3) Parliament by Law Explanation: The no judges can be modified in the court Supreme Court by parliament by laws.
Description : Government is classified as parliamentary and presidential on the basis of which of the following? (1) Relations between legislature and executive (2) Relations between politician and civil servants (3) Written or unwritten Constitutions (4) Rigid or Flexible Constitutions
Last Answer : (1) Relations between legislature and executive Explanation: Government is classified as parliamentary and presidential on the basis of relations between legislatures and executive.
Description : A State cannot exist without – (1) Democratic government (2) Parliamentary government (3) Presidential government (4) Some kind of government
Last Answer : (4) Some kind of government Explanation: The state has four essential elements. These are: (1) population, (2) territory (land), (3) government, (4) sovereignty (or independence). The first ... the physical or material basis of the state while the last two form its political and spiritual basis.
Description : Electoral disputes arising out of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections are settled by - (1) Election Commission of India (2) Joint Committee of Parliament (3) Supreme Court of India (4) Central Election Tribunal
Last Answer : (3) Supreme Court of India Explanation: According to Article 71 of the Constitution, all doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a President or Vice-President shall be inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court.
Description : Presidential form of government consists of the following: (1) Fixed term of office (2) No overlap in membership between the executive and the legislature (3) Popular election of the President (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: A presidential system is a republican system of government where a head of government is also head of state and leads an executive branch that is separate ... "president" and is not responsible to the legislature and cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it.
Description : Which of the following is not a feature of Indian Constitution? (1) Parliamentary form of Government (2) independence of Judiciary (3) Presidential form of Government (4) Federal Government
Last Answer : (3) Presidential form of Government Explanation: 'Presidential Form of Government' is not a feature of Indian Constitution.
Description : In Presidential Government, the President is – (1) independent of the Legislature (2) dependent on the Legislature (3) dependent on the Judiciary (4) bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers
Last Answer : (1) independent of the Legislature Explanation: Presidential Government is a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature. In it, the head of ... separate from the legislative branch. The United States, for instance, has a presidential system.
Description : The two forms of democracy are – (1) Parliamentary and Presidential (2) Direct and Indirect (3) Monarchical and Republican (4) Parliamentary and King
Last Answer : (1) Parliamentary and Presidential Explanation: Parliamentary democracy is a representative democracy where government is appointed by representatives as opposed to a 'presidential rule' where in the President is ... . The president serves for a specific term and cannot exceed that amount of time.
Description : Parliamentary or Presidential Government can be distinguished mainly by (1) its federal nature (2) the rigidity of the Constitution (3) the employer-employee relations (4) the legislative-executive relations
Last Answer : (4) the legislative-executive relations Explanation: In a parliamentary system, the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature; the ... government, and the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct? (1) Only the Rajya Sabha and not the Lok Sabha can have nominated members (2) There is a constitutional provision for nominating two members ... Union Minister (4) A nominated member can vote both in the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections
Last Answer : (3) There is no constitutional bar for nominated members to be appointed as a Union Minister Explanation: There is no bar on appointment of a person from outside the legislature as Minister, but he ... either house of the parliament (by election or nomination) in the meantime [Article 75(5)].
Description : Which innovative discussion process is introduced by the Indian parliament to the World Parliamentary systems? (1) Question hour (2) Zero hour (3) Resolutions (4) Presidential Speech
Last Answer : (2) Zero hour Explanation: Zero Hour is the Indian innovation in the field of parliamentary procedures and has been in existence since 1962. It is called so because it begins at 12.00 ... of procedure. During zero hour, questions are asked about issues of public importance without prior permission.
Description : Which type of democracy do we follow in India? (1) Direct (2) Presidential (3) Representative (4) Dictatorship
Last Answer : (3) Representative Explanation: India follows representative democracy that is also known as indirect democracy. It is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a ... of government in which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them.
Description : A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force – (1) For three months (2) For six months (3) For nine months (4) Indefinitely
Last Answer : (2) For six months Explanation: The Indian constitution under Article 123 gives special legislative powers to President of India for promulgating ordinance under certain circumstances. If a legislation is ... resolution is passed by Parliament against it. The ordinance remains in force for 6 months.
Description : Parliamentary form of Government is also known as : (1) Responsive Government (2) Responsible Governmeat (3) Federal Government (4) Presidential Government
Last Answer : (2) Responsible Governmeat Explanation: Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability, the foundation of the Westminster system ... is more numerous, directly elected and thus more representative than the upper house.
Description : 'Dual citizenship' is a feature of – (1) Unitary government (2) Federal government (3) Parliamentary government (4) Presidential government
Last Answer : (2) Federal government Explanation: The concept of dual nationality means that a person is a citizen of two countries at the same time. Each country has its own citizenship laws based on its own. Such type of nationality is very common in federal states such as the USA.
Description : The Supreme Court of India was set up: (1) By the Constitution (2) By a law of Parliament (3) By a Presidential Order (4) By the Act of 1947
Last Answer : (1) By the Constitution Explanation: As originally enacted, the Constitution of India provided for a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and seven lowerranking Judges - leaving it to Indian ... more (referred to as Constitutional Bench) only when required to settle fundamental questions of law.
Description : Indian Constitution is : (1) Federal (2) Quasi Federal (3) Unitary (4) Presidential
Last Answer : (2) Quasi Federal Explanation: The Indian constitution which envisages parliamentaiy form of government is federal in structure with unitary features. Thus, it is quasi-federal.
Description : The voting age in India was lowered from 21 year to 18 years through – (1) Presidential ordinance. (2) Constitutional Amendment. (3) Executive Order. (4) Parliamentary Legislation.
Last Answer : (2) Constitutional Amendment Explanation: The minimum age of voting in India was lowered from 21 to 18 years by the 61st Amendment Act in .1988 read with Act 21 of 1989.
Description : How does this part of the Constitution uphold the principles of a respresentative democracy a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances?
Description : Which among the following features of a federal system is not found in the Indian Political System? (1) Dual citizenship (2) Distribution of powers between the Federal and the State Governments (3) Supremacy of the Constitution (4) Authority of the Courts to interpret the Constitution
Last Answer : (1) Dual citizenship Explanation: Dual Citizenship is not found in the Indian political system. The Indian Constitution does not allow dual citizenship. Automatic loss of Indian citizenship covered in Section 9 ... other Indians but you are not allowed to vote and take up jobs in Government sector.
Description : Grassroots democracy is related to – (1) Devolution of powers (2) Decentralisation of powers (3) Panchayati Raj System (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: Grassroots democracy is a tendency towards designing political processes involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group. It ... and decentralization of power and Panchayati raj system are essential elements of such a system.