Civics ch-2 and 3

Civics
Extra Questions
Ch-2 Why do we need a parliament?
1. Briefly describe the function Rajya Sabha in the working of the Parliament?
Answer:
The Rajya Sabha functions primarily as the representative of the States of India in the
Parliament. The Rajya Sabha can also initiate a legislation and a bill is required to pass
through the Rajya Sabha in order to become a law. It, therefore has an important role to
reviewing and altering (if needed) the laws initiated by the Lok Sabha.
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Legislative
Assembles of various States. There are 233 elected plus 12 nominated members in Rajya
Sabha among them 12 are nominated by the President.
2. How does the Parliament control, guide and inform the government?
Answer:
The Parliament while in session, begins with a question hour. The question hour is an
important mechanism through which MPs can elicit information about the working of the
government. This is a very important way through which the Parliament controls the
executive.
By asking questions the government is alerted to its shortcomings, and also comes to
know the opinion of the people through their representatives in the Parliament i.e. the
MPs. Asking questions is a crucial task for every MP.
Opposition parties play a critical role in the healthy functioning of a democracy. They
highlight drawbacks in various policies and programmes of the government.
In addition, in all matters dealing with finances, Parliaments’ approval is crucial for the
government. This is one of the several ways in which the Parliament controls, guides, and
informs the government.
3. Under what circumstances is a coalition government formed?
Opposition parties play a critical role in the healthy functioning of a democracy. They
highlight drawbacks in various policies and programmes of the government and mobilise
popular support for their own policies. The government gets valuable feedback and is
kept on its toes by the questions asked by the MPs.
In addition, in all matters dealing with finances, Parliaments’ approval is crucial for the
government. This is one of the several ways in which the Parliament controls, guides, and
informs the government.
The MPs are representatives of the people and have a central role in controlling guiding
and informing the Parliament and this is a key aspect of the functioning of Indian
democracy.
4. Describe the functions of a parliament. (Explain the three points. Refer to textbook)
Ans; 1. Forms the National government
2. Inform, guide and control the parliament.
3. Law making
5. Differentiate between Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha
1. House of People Council of states
2. Can be dissolved in 5 years It is a permanent body
3. There are 233 elected members plus There are 543 elected (plus 2 Anglo-
12 members nominated by the Indian nominated) members in Lok
President. Sabha.
Ch-3 Judiciary
1. Describe work of judiciary in brief.
Answer:
Courts in India take decisions on a very large number of issues. They can decide whether
teacher can beat a student, or about the sharing of river water between states, or they can
punish people for particular crimes. The work of the judiciary can be divided into the
following:
2. Dispute Resolution: The judicial system provides a mechanism for resolving

disputes between citizens, between citizens and the government, between two state
governments and between the centre and state governments.
3. Judicial Review: As final interpreter of the Constitution, the judiciary also has the
power to strike down particular laws passed by the Parliament if it believes that
these laws are a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is called
the Judicial Review.
4. Upholding the law and Enforcing Fundamental Rights: Every citizen of India can
approach the Supreme Court or High Court if they believe that their Fundamental
Rights have been violated.
2. Differentiate between Civil Law and Criminal Law. (Refer to the table given in the chapter for
the answer.)
3. In principle, the courts are accessible to all. But what happens in reality?
Ans: While the courts are available for all, in reality access to courts has always been difficult for
a vast majority of the poor in India.
Legal procedures involve a lot of money and paperwork as well as take up a lot of time.
For a poor person who cannot read and whose family depends on a daily wage, the idea of going
to court to get justice often seems remote.
4. What is an independent judiciary? Explain in brief.
Ans: Independence Judiciary means that other branches of government – the legislature and
the executive – cannot interfere in the work of the judiciary. The courts are not under the
government and do not act on their behalf.
For the above separation to work well, it is also crucial that all judges in the High Court as
well as the Supreme Court are appointed with very little interference from these other
branches of government. Once appointed to this office, it is also very difficult to remove a
judge.
It is the independence of the judiciary that allows the courts to play a central role in ensuring
that there is no misuse of power by the legislature and the executive.
. It also plays a crucial role in protecting the Fundamental Rights of citizens because anyone
can approach the courts if they believe that their rights have been violated.
5.Explain the structure of courts in India.
There are three different levels of courts in our country. There are several courts at the lower
level while there is only one at the apex level.
The courts that most people interact with are what are called subordinate or district courts.
Each state is divided into districts that are presided over by a District Judge.
Each state has a High Court which is the highest court of that state.
At the top is the Supreme Court that is located in New Delhi and is presided over by the Chief
Justice of India. The decisions made by the Supreme Court are binding on all other courts in
India.

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3. Under what circumstances is a coalition government formed?

2. Dispute Resolution: The judicial system provides a mechanism for resolving

4. What is an independent judiciary? Explain in brief.

5.Explain the structure of courts in India.

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