Department of Industrial Engineering and Management R.V. College of Engineering‚ Bangalore – 59 VII Semester CIP71 – Constitution of India and Professional Ethics QUESTION BANK Constitution of India Important Cases Case 1 Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India (1978) The fact situation in this case was as follows: Section 10(3)(c) of the Passport Act authorizes the Passport authority to impound a Passport if it deems it necessary to do so in the in the
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Ratifying the Constitution DBQ “…thirteen powerful‚ independent‚ disunited States are in the habit off…refusing to obey our national Congress…I pray that we can act in time to prevent the bad things we fear may happen.” George Washington wrote this in a letter to John Jay (Doc 3). Even the man who is immediately thought of when talking about the start of our nation thought that without a new set of guidelines to run our country by‚ the young country would eventually break apart and the fighting
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Section Subject Preamble States the purpose of the Constitution Article 1 Legislative Branch Article 2 Executive Branch Article 3 Judicial Branch Article 4 Relations Among the States and With the National Government Article 5 Amending the Constitution Article 6 National Debts‚ Supremacy of National Law‚ and Oaths of Office Article 7 Ratifying the Constitution Amendments 1-10 Bill of Rights Amendment 11 Lawsuits against the States Amendment 12 Electoral College Amendments
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Is the Constitution Outdated? The United States Constitution is a hotly debated topic these days. Certain interest groups are trying to amend new laws very regularly. These special interest groups claim that some of the amendments are outdated and need to be changed to fit today’s requirements. Probably the most debated amendment would be the second amendment‚ which protects your right to bear arms. The second amendment is especially important to me because I feel that everybody should have the
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Asses the Constitution in terms of the compromises developed by the delegates in the context of two of the following: Presidency‚ Representation‚ Slavery. To the founders of the new American nation‚ it was important to make sure all states of the union stayed together. To ensure no states succeeded‚ many compromises were made in the ratification of the constitution‚ including those regarding representation and slavery‚ which allowed the majority of the population to be content and successfully
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Three Branches of Government | Qualifications | TermOf office | Limitations on Their Functions | Executive | President and Vice- President He/ She must be: * A natural- born citizen of the Philippines; * A registered voter; * Able to read and write; * At least forty (40) years of age on the on the day of the election not proclamation or assumption of office) for President; * A resident of the Philippines for at least ten (10) years immediately preceding such election. |
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America created the constitution in 1787‚ it was made to keep balance and order to the people with a civil government. The United States Constitution is known as the oldest written constitution in the world‚ however it is not the only constitution that was created. Many other countries followed the United State’s written constitution and created their own unique and different constitution. One example of a country that created their own constitution is Russia. Russia’s constitution is very similar to
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THE AMENDMENTS A. First amendment: Religious and Political Freedom 1. Guarantees freedom of a. Speech b. Religion c. Press d. Right to assemble peaceably e. Petition the government for redress of grievances (to ask it to fix something that it’s responsible for) B. Amendment 2: right to bear arms 1. The belief was strong that a well regulated militia (such as the National Guard‚ in modern times) was necessary for maintaining our national security‚ so the political
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If the UK were to adopt a codified constitution‚ it would have an educative function in that it would clarify the nature of the constitution. This lack of clarity previously has led to a gradual shift of power from the executive to the prime minister. As mentioned in the source‚ it would ‘tackle disillusionment with politics’‚ and if the powers of parliament‚ the executive and the judiciary were clearly stated‚ there would be less opportunity for the power to be transferred so easily. Many people
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‘The constitution is no longer fit for purpose’ A constitution is a set of rules that seeks to establish the duties‚ powers and functions of the various institutions of government. The constitution creates limited government so the government is checked and restrained therefore providing protection for the individual and their rights. the UK constitution is uncodified‚ which means that it is not all written down in one document therefore entrenched creating a higher law like that of America; it
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