8th CIVICS CH 3 Parliament and the Making of Laws

Ch 3 Parliament and the making of laws  

Exercises

1. Why do you think our national movement supported the idea that all adults have a right to vote?

Answe-The national movement supported the idea that all adults have a right to vote because of the following reasons:

● Every responsible citizen should participate in the government.

● Law-making and decision-making should also be shared by the adults of the country.

 

Extra Questions:

Q1.What is an EVM?

Answer:An EVM is an Electronic Voting Machine used for elections in India. 

Q2:What is a constituency?

Answer:The country is divided into many areas for election purposes. Each area is called a constituency. A representative is elected from each constituency to serve in the legislative body.

Q3.Mention the 2 houses of the Indian Parliament.

Answer:The 2 Houses of the Indian Parliament are :

1)The Rajya Sabha

2)The Lok Sabha

Q4.What are the three major duties of the Parliament?

Answer:The three major duties of the Parliament are…

1)To Select the National Government

2)To Control, Guide and Inform the Government

3)Law-Making

Q5.How is a National government selected?

Answer:After the Lok Sabha elections, a list is prepared showing how many MPs belonging to each political party have won the elections. The Political party which has the majority of MPs will form the National government.

A majority Party should have at least 272 MPs, that is, more than half of the total number of MPs in the Lok Sabha.

Q6.What is ‘Question hour’ in Parliament?

Answe :The first hour of every sitting during a Parliament Session is called the Question Hour. During ‘Question hour’ Questions are posed by members to specific government ministries. The concerned Ministries have to answer these Questions on a fixed date.