Notes For Parliament and Making Laws
Notes For Parliament and Making Laws
Notes For Parliament and Making Laws
Intro:
Parliament is an elected system of government
The people vote to choose their representative.
By electing representatives, they share their opinions to him/her.
And the selected person will than represent the opinions in an
official way.
The representatives gather and participate in the decision making
meeting and uphold the democracy.
Indian Parliament:
Divided in 3 parts:
Legislative: - Makes the laws.
- Also divided in to 2 parts: Lok sabha and rajya sabha.
Executive: Executes the law
Judiciary: Enforces the laws made and makes sure if they are
properly followed.
Legislative Assembly
Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha
House of people Council of state
Lover house (due to the placement Upper house
in the parliament
building)
Directly elected by Members are
citizens selected by state
legislative members
(lok sabha)
You have to be 18+ Have to be 30+ to be
to vote a part of the team
Maximum seats = Maximum 250 seats
552
5 year terms 6 year term
Elects a speaker Chairman/speaker = Vice president is the
A leader or a chairman
responsible body for
conducting the
discussions
MP’s (members of parliament)
Statements by the MP’s cannot be questioned in any courts of the
law.
Indian Elections
Biggest exercise for the year
Politicians always reach out for their voters, be it rural areas,
coastal or cities areas.
There are voting station every 2 km from the each other.
India has the biggest elections in the world.
Voting machines are made for more than 900 million
voters/citizens.
The process takes 1 month
It’s the citizens right to vote, if one is above 18 years age.