ISC (Arts) इयत्ता १२ - CISCE Important Questions

Answer briefly the following question.

Flow has the judicial review undermined the legislature?

Make a comparative study of US House of Representatives and the British House of Commons.

The number of Representatives and Senators in the United States Congress in ______ and ______ respectively.

According to the United States Constitution, money bills have to originate in the ______.

The Lok Sabha is a permanent house.

Judicial Review is the power given to the constitutional courts of a country to examine the actions of the Legislative, Executive and Administrative branches of the government and to determine whether those actions are consistent with the Constitution or not.

Explain any one Executive power of the Lok Sabha.

Explain any one Financial power of the Lok Sabha.

Discuss any four reasons why the United States Senate is considered the most powerful second chamber in the world.

According to the United States Constitution, money bills must originate in the House of Representatives but the ______ can change everything in the bill except its ______.

The Constitution of the United States gives equal representation to all fifty states in the Senate.

Give one word/term for the following:

A legislature that consists of a lower and an upper house.

Discuss two special powers of the Rajya Sabha.

Discuss the following with reference to the Indian Parliament:

Relative positions of both the Houses.

Assertion: The concept of ministerial responsibilities is the backbone of a Parliamentary form of Government.

Reason: The legislature exercises continuous control over the executive.

Conviction by the Senate in an impeachment is beyond the President’s power to grant pardon.

State whether the following is True or False.

The Lok Sabha has the power to regulate its own debate.

Answer the following question in one word/phrase.

A device of obstruction occasionally carried to the point of veto in the U.S Senate.

Few powers were given to the Senate by the constitution framers with a view of making it the constitutional watchdog over President’s executive powers. Justify this empowerment of the Senate.

Distinguish between political executive and permanent executive.