The Union Legislature Flashcards
Who carries out the functions of a president on the advice of the Prime Minister?
The president of India
The power to govern the country is actually in the hands of the____
prime Minister
name the three branches
legislature ,executive and judiciary
The ___exercises control over the Council of ministers
Lok Sabha
Name the three lists the constitution provides
The union list, state list and concurrent list
name the two houses of the parliament
Lok Sabha and Rajya sabha
Characteristics of the Lok Sabha
Max 552 members
530 members can be elected directly by the people
20 members can be elected from union territories
President can nominate two members
what are the qualifications of the members of the lok sabha
should be a citizen of India
at least 25 years of age
registered voter
The Lok Sabha is elected for __ year term
5
Characteristics of the Rajya Sabha
strength 250 members
288 represents the states (elected indirectly)
12 nominated by president
Who is the presiding hiding officer of the Raju Saba
Vice President
Qualifications of the Rajya sabha
citizen of India
30 years of age
registered voter
Which branch of government interprets and defines law
Judiciary
What does budget mean
Financial statement which is the income and spending of the country
