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Write True / False against the following statement.
The President cannot send back an amendment bill for reconsideration of the Parliament.
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You have read in this chapter that the 42nd amendment was one of the most controversial amendments so far. Which of the following were the reasons for this controversy?
a. It was made during a national emergency, and the declaration of that emergency was itself controversial.
b. It was made without the support of a special majority.
c. It was made without ratification by State legislatures.
d. It contained provisions, which were controversial.
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The following are different positions about reading and understanding the Constituent Assembly debates.
i. Which of these statements argues that Constituent Assembly debates are relevant even today? Which statement says that they are not relevant?
ii. With which of these positions do you agree and why?
a. Common people are too busy in earning a livelihood and meeting different pressures of life. They can’t understand the legal language of these debates.
b. The conditions and challenges today are different from the time when the Constitution was made. To read the ideas of Constitution makers and use them for our new times is trying to bring past in the present.
c. Our ways of understanding the world and the present challenges have not changed totally. Constituent Assembly debates can provide us reasons why certain practises are important. In a period when constitutional practises are being challenged, not knowing the reasons can destroy them.
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Match the following concepts with appropriate instances:
| (a) Affirmative action | (i) Every adult citizen has a right to vote |
| (b) Equality of opportunity | (ii) Banks offer a higher rate of interest to senior citizen |
| (c) Equal Rights | (iii) Every child should get free education |
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What are generally considered to be the basic minimum requirements of people for living a healthy and productive life? What is the responsibility of governments in trying to ensure this minimum to all?
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Which of the following arguments could be used to justify state action to provide basic minimum conditions of life to all citizens?
(a) Providing free services to the poor and needy can be justified as an act of charity.
(b) Providing all citizens with a basic minimum standard of living is one way of ensuring equality of opportunity.
(c) Some people are naturally lazy and we should be kind to them.
(d) Ensuring basic facilities and a minimum standard of living to all is a recognition of our shared humanity and a human right.
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On what grounds are some rights considered to be universal in nature?
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On what grounds are some rights considered to be universal in nature?
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Identify three rights which you consider universal. Give reasons.
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Identify three rights which you consider universal. Give reasons.
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Discuss briefly some of the new rights claims which are being put forward in our country today—for example, the rights of tribal people to protect their habitat and way of life, or the rights of children against bonded labour.
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Discuss briefly some of the new rights claims which are being put forward in our country today—for example, the rights of tribal people to protect their habitat and way of life, or the rights of children against bonded labour.
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Differentiate between political, economic, and cultural rights. Give examples of each kind of right.
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Differentiate between political, economic, and cultural rights. Give examples of each kind of right.
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Rights place some limits on the authority of the state. Explain with examples.
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Rights place some limits on the authority of the state. Explain with examples.
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Write a short note on any two struggles for full enjoyment of citizen rights which have taken place in India in recent years. Which rights were being claimed in each case?
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“Democratic citizenship is a project rather than an accomplished fact even in countries like India which grant equal citizenship”. Discuss some of the issues regarding citizenship being raised in India today.
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Indian secularism focuses on more than the religion-state separation. Explain.
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Differentiate between the major approaches, discussed in the chapter, to the establishment of peace in the world.
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