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Collect information about the various members of the Constituent Assembly and their social background.
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Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?
(a) Powers of the head of the state
(b) Name of the head of the state
(c) Powers of the legislature
(d) Name of the country
Here are different opinions about what made India a democracy. How much importance would you give to each of these factors?
(a) Democracy in India is a gift of the British rulers. We received training to work with representative legislative institutions under the British rule.
(b) Freedom struggle challenged the colonial exploitation and denial of different freedoms to Indians. Free India could not be anything but democratic.
(c) We are lucky to have leaders who had democratic convictions. The denial of democracy in several other newly independent countries shows the important role of these leaders.
Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons if it is true or false.
Rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government are laid down in the constitution.
______ was elected as the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly.
The Constitution of India was adopted on______.
______ committees were formed for framing of the Constitution.
Constitution of India was adopted on ______.
The first meeting of Constituent Assembly was held in ______.
The original Constitution was hand written by ______.
Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in this chapter.
The constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.
