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E. Answer the following questions.

1. What is legislature? Why do we need a legislature?
2. Describe the composition of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
3. Why did India adopt a bicameral legislature? Name the states having bicameral
legislature in India.

4. What are the qualifications for becoming a member of parliament?
5. Mention the legislative powers of the parliament.
6. Which house of parliament is more powerful in case of financial matters and why?

7. What are the electoral powers of the Parliament?
8. What are judicial powers of the parliament?
9. How does parliament control the executive?

10. What are the special powers of the Rajya Sabha?
11. How is Lok Sabha more powerful than the Rajya Sabha?
12. Compare the powers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

13. Describe: (a) Question Hour, (b) Zero Hours, (c) Adjournment Motion, (d) Censure
Motion.
14. Describe the committee system of Parliament.
15. How is a money bill different from a non-money bill?

H TS Question
H TS Question
What do you mean by government?

Activity
Activity
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Collect recent newspaper report on deadlocks in Parliament. Can you recommend ways of
ending these deadlocks.

Value Based Question
Value Based Question

Hold elections in the class and form a cabinet. The remaining members form the opposition.
Introduce a resolution, discuss it and see if it can be passed by majority vote.

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