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The Indian Constitution

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Why does a democratic country need a Constitution?

Solution

A democratic country needs Constitution because it serves several purposes, which are mentioned below:

(i)It lays out certain ideals that form the basis of the kind of country that we as citizens aspire to live in

(ii)It helps serve as a set of rules and principles that all persons from different communities in a country can agree upon as the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed

(iii)It serves as an agreement on certain ideals that all citizens believe, the country should uphold.

Some More Questions From The Indian Constitution Chapter

Why does a democratic country need a Constitution?

Look at the wordings of the two documents given below. The first column is from the 1990 Nepal Constitution. The second column is from the more recent Interim Constitution of Nepal.

1990 Constitution of Nepal Part 7: Executive

2007 Interim Constitution Part 5: Executive

Article 35: Executive power: The executive power of the kingdom of Nepal shall be exercised exclusively by His Majesty.

• The executive power of Nepal shall, pursuant to this Constitution and other laws, be vested in the Council of Ministers.

• The executive junctions of Nepal shall be taken in the name of the Prime Minister.

What is the difference in who exercises ‘Executive Power’ in the above two Constitutions of Nepal? Keeping this in mind, why do you think Nepal needs a new Constitution today?

What would happen if there were no restrictions on the power of elected representatives?

In each of the following situations, identify the minority. Write one reason why you think it is important to respect the views of the minority in each of these situations.

In a school with 30 teachers, 20 of them are male.

In each of the following situation, identify the minority. Write one reason why you think it is important to respect the views of the minority in each of these situations.

b. In a city, 5 per cent of the population are Buddhists

In each of the following situation, identify the minority. Write one reason why you think it is important to respect the views of the minority in each of these situations.

c. In a factory mess for all employees, 80 per cent are vegetarians.

In each of the following situation, identify the minority. Write one reason why you think it is important to respect the views of the minority in each of these situations.

d. In a class of 50 students, 40 belong to more well off families.

The column on the left lists some of the key features of the Indian Constitution. In the other column write two sentences, in your own words, on why you think this feature is important:

Key Features

Significance

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Fundamental Rights

Parliamentary form of Government

The Father of the Indian Constitution is

The President of the Constituent Assembly was

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