We have adopted Parliamentary democracy based on the British model, but how is our model different from that model?
The British Parliament is supreme or sovereign so far as law-making is concerned, but in India the power of Parliament to make laws is limited.
In India, cases relating to the constitutionality of an amendment of an Act of Parliament are referred to a Constitution Bench by the Supreme Court.
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We have adopted Parliamentary democracy based on the British model, but how is our model different from that model?
The British Parliament is supreme or sovereign so far as law-making is concerned, but in India the power of Parliament to make laws is limited.
In India, cases relating to the constitutionality of an amendment of an Act of Parliament are referred to a Constitution Bench by the Supreme Court.
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- 1Only 1false
- 2Only 2false
- 3Both 1 and 2true
- 4Neither 1 nor 2false
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Answer : 3. "Both 1 and 2"
Explanation :
The Parliamentary system of government in India is largely based on the British Parliamentary system. However, it never replicated the British system and differs in the following respects: Britain India British monarchy India has a republican system British system is based on the principle of sovereignty of Parliament Parliament is not supreme in India, enjoys limited and restricted powers because of a written constitution, federal system, judicial review and fundamental rights. In Britain, the Prime Minister must be a member of the lower house of Parliament (House of Commons). In India, the Prime Minister can be a member of either House of Parliament. The British system is based on the principle of sovereignty of Parliament. Cases relating to the constitutionality of an amendment act can be referred by the Supreme Court to its Constitutional Bench. The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, inserted various articles in the Constitution, directly and indirectly, curtailing the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High Courts to review the constitutionality of laws.