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Name any two state Political parties
Aam Adami Party (AAP) and DMK
The judiciary makes laws. True/ False
False. It's the Legislature which makes Laws for the country.
How do opposition keeps a check on the ruling Government?
Debates and discussions in the assembly, Questioning like studied : MLA 1 , MLA 2, MLA 3 in the textbook.
Name the head of the state and head of the Government.
Head of the state- Governor
Head of the State government- Chief Minister
Government of India works at how many levels?
Three Levels: Centre, State and Local Government
Bombay High court would fall under which Level and organ of Government?
State Level
Organ- Judiciary
Legislature and Executive are accountable to Judiciary. Who is Judiciary accountable to?
Judiciary is an independent body. However It is accountable to the policies and laws mentioned in the Constitution. It is also accountable to Legislature. As Bills passed against a Judge in the assembly with 2/3rd majority can summon it.
Who is the Governor appointed by?
Governor is appointed by the Central Government.
Name the state with maximum number of constituencies.
Uttar Pradesh- 404 seats
Why do think are powers divided among three organs in both state and Central level?
The idea behind the division of powers is to ensure that power is distributed (and not concentrated in one organ) and that the organs work to check each other’s powers.
This is called the system of checks and balances.
Compare and Contrast an MLA and a Bock Development officer.
1. MLA is elected, Whereas BDO is selected through an exam.
2. MLA works on Law making whereas BDO implements LAWS.
Give some examples of Executive branch in Central and State government.
Centre: President, Prime Minister, and Ministers, Government Officers.
State:Governor, Chief Minister, and Ministers, Government Officers
Public Transport and Passports are controlled by which level of Government?
Public Government- State Level Government.
Passports- Central Government
At times, the ruling party may not be a single party but a group of parties working together. Explain the type of Government formed and how?
Its a coalition Government. In this type of Govt there is no clear majority of seats in the State legislative assembly so a group of parties form an alliance to form the government.
Ex- 90 seats
BJP- 35
INC- 30
CPI- 25
BJP and CPI can form an alliance to form the government.
A state finance minister holds office in both the organ: Legislature and Executive. Agree/ Disagree
Agree. Because A finance minister will have dual responsibility of making laws as an MLA and implementation of those laws as a minister of Finance.
Name any two state where there is coalition government?
Haryana and Maharashtra.
Name and explain the three organs of State and Central Government.
Legislative-The legislature is a body made up of elected representatives who make our laws.
Executive-The executive is a body that implements the laws made by the legislature. They are also in charge of running the government
Judiciary-The judiciary refers to the system of courts in the country. It is their duty to check if the legislature and executive are following the rules laid down in the Constitution. In addition, they resolve any disputes that arise in society.
Who else is executive accountable to apart from Judiciary?
It is also answerable to questions that are asked in the Legislative Assembly and convince people asking the questions that proper steps are being taken. At the same time, newspapers and the media widely discuss the issue and the government has to respond, for example, by holding the press conferences.
So, Executive is accountable and answerable to : Legislature, Judiciary, Media and people of the state.
In the working of the government, explain the difference between being an MLA and an MLA who is also a minister.
In common usage the word ‘government’ refers to government departments and various ministers who head them. The overall head is the chief minister. More correctly, this is called the executive part of the government. They are MLA’s who are also ministers.
-All the MLAs who gather together (assemble) in the legislative assembly are called the Legislature. They are the ones who authorise and supervise their work. They are MLAs.
From the case study mentioned in your book.What were the main arguments put forward by different MLAs who thought that the government was not taking the situation in a serious manner?
That Government is not being able to control the situation in various constituencies.
-Health and Sanitation department have failed to execute its plan.
- What will be the required steps by the Government to control the epidemic?
- Why is the number of doctors and health workers so less in numbers which have resulted in inefficiency.