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Question
In the context of the Parliamentary form of government, answer the following question:
Name the three branches of government and state their respective functions.
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Solution
According to the Constitution, the powers and functions of the government are divided into three branches: the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.
The powers and functions are distributed among these branches in a manner that makes them equally balanced.
India is a parliamentary democracy. The Parliament, which is composed of the elected representatives of the Indian people, is vested with supreme power. The Parliament is the highest law-making body, and it makes laws for the entire country. Thus, the Indian people enjoy supreme power through their representatives in the Parliament.
In a parliamentary form of government, there is a very close relationship between the legislature and the executive.
After the general elections, the elected representatives of the people form the Lok Sabha. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the single largest party or group of parties within the Lok Sabha as the Prime Minister. Generally, the Prime Minister chooses his/her Council of Ministers from among the elected members of the Lok Sabha. He/she may also choose a Rajya Sabha member as a minister.
The Lok Sabha exercises control over the Council of Ministers, which is responsible and answerable to the Lok Sabha for all its policies, decisions, and actions. This makes the Parliament the supreme authority in the government because it has the final authority to accept or reject the decisions of the executive.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match the following:
| Column A | Column A |
| 1. The President | (a) is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
| 2. The Vice-President | (b) is a permanent house |
| 3. The Speaker | (c) nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha |
| 4. Parliament | (d) is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha |
| 5. The Rajya Sabha | (e) can introduce a bill to amend the constitution |
Choose the correct answer:
The President can nominate________members from the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha.
State whether the following is true or false:
The money bill has to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
State whether the following is true or false:
The Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and cannot be dissolved by the President
State whether the following is true or false:
The Vice-President is the presiding officer of the Rajya Sabha.
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Who conducts the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
Answer the following question briefly:
Give an account of the Lok Sabha with reference to its term.
Until 1950, the building in the picture was known as ‘Viceroy’s House’, and served as die residence of the Governor General of India.
Mention two powers held by this person with reference to the following:
Financial power
Write short notes on Secret Ballot.
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentence:
How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected?
