Polity Questions for Mains – Part 4

Distinguish between Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government. Do you think
that changing over to Presidential form will be a solution for better governance?
Substantiate your answer
  • Distinguish between Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government. Do you think that changing over to Presidential form will be a solution for better governance? Substantiate your answer.
  • Bring out the aberrations of the parliamentary system of government in India.
  • What have been the observations of the Supreme Court in a recent judgment in respect of a Uniform Civil Code?
  • What are writs available to the Supreme Court under Article 32 (30 marks)
  • Classify the Directive principles as per the vision of the framers of the constitution
  • Illustrate the implementation of the Directive principles so far in the working of the Indian Constitution
  • Discuss the different procedures for Amendment of the Consitution. Do you agree that the process is flexible.
  • Highlight the significance of the Twenty Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India.
  • Highlight the significance of the Forth Second Amemdment and the mischief control by the Forty Fourth Amendment.
  • What are the main differences between the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill and other Legislative Bills?
  • What is the importance of the 84th Amendment of the Indian Constitution?
  • How is the Constitution of India amended? Do you think that the procedure for amendment makes the Constitution a play-thing in the hands of the Centre?
  • Highlight the significance of Forty Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India
  • How would you differentiate between the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill and of an Ordinary Legislative Bill? (asked twice! in mains)
  • Discuss the history of the amendability of the Fundamental Rights mentioning the corresponding judements of the Supreme Court. What conclusion is drawn and what is the present stand.
  • What all constitute the basic Structure of the constitution.
  • Discuss the significance of the 73rd and the 74th Constitutional amendments.
  • Discuss the recent amendments of the Constitution of India and their significance.
  • Are Amendment acts treated as ‘law’ under Article 13(2) – (2 marks)
  • What is the most recent constitutional amendment on ? (2 marks)
  • What is the critieria to be acheived in parliament for amendment (2 marks)
  • Are Acts under Article 3 are treated as amendments to the constitution ?

So far , the first part of the polity is covered extensively. The next parts will be on the Union and State Executives. Make full use of these questions.

All the very best.

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