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TOPIC INDIAN LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCTION
The content deals with the topic
“Indian legislature” from the class 8 th social science text
book chapter “our government”.
Indian
constitution is the largest written constitution in the world and it is a
collection of rules regarding the functions of the government and the rights of
the citizens. The constitution of our country was adopted and enacted in 1950
January 26. The constitution describes the powers, functions and form of government.
There are three organs of government and each one have their own powers and
functions. We learn all basic features of Indian law making organ and its
structure from this chapter.
- Ø The learner will be able to understand the concept of government.
- Ø To know the
function of the legislature
- Ø The learner
become aware of our legislative
procedures.
- Ø To build them
as good citizens.
- Ø Encourage them to participate in nation building.
Indian legislature
The government of India is known as the Union Government or
the Central Government. In order to carry out the functioning of the government
the constitution provides three distinct branches namely; are the Executive,
the Legislative and the Judiciary.
The Legislature
The parliament is a supreme legislative body in
India. It comprises of the president of India and the two Houses—Lok Sabha
(House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States). Thus, India's
parliament is bicameral; Rajya Sabha is the upper house whereas Lok Sabha is
the lower house. The president has the power to summon and prorogue either
House of parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha.
President of India is
not a member of parliament. But he is considered as an integral part of the
parliament.
Law making is the
primary function of the parliament. To make a law the approval
of both the houses is required.
Money Bill
The procedure of
passing a money bill is different from that of an ordinary bill.
Other functions of parliament
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Control over
Executive
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Electoral function
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Constitutional amendment
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Asking questions
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Deliberating
various bills and resolutions
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Passing or
rejecting no confidence motion
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Participating in the election of the
president and vice president
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Timely amendment of the constitutional provisions
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Present
chairman of Rajyasabha
Venkaiah Naidu
Sessions
of parliament
The Parliament has to
act with the rules laid down by the constitution; a day in parliament is
divided into several hours. If there is difference of opinion in between the
two houses , a joint session of both
houses of the parliament is summoned and a decision is taken. The joint
sitting of the parliament will be presided over by the Speaker of Loksabha.
State legislature
In India there are state legislatures in all the
state. They makes laws on subjects that come under the state government. In
majority of the states, the state legislature has only one house. Such
legislatures are called Unicameral
Legislatures. A few states, on other
hand ,have Bicameral Legislature. eg Bihar,Karnataka and Maharashtra etc.
Conclusion
Indian
legislature is a representation of Indian population and it makes laws for the country. It
controls the executive and makes necessary
changes to the constitution . The executive is responsible to the
legislature ,the executive can remain in power so long as it enjoys the
confidence of legislature.
The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to
summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok
Sabha. States also have there own
legislative assemblies. The majority party in the house may get more voice.
Whip will be given to all members of a
party before the bill is introduced.
Those who vote against the whip will be considered as defection. Now anti
defection law has implemented to prevent defection.
Extended activities
o Indian parliament consist of two
houses , name them…………………..
A.
Lok sabha and Rajyasabha
B. Vidhan sabha and legislative assemby
o Branches
of government………………..
A. Executive and political parties
B.
Legislature ,Executive and
Judiciary
o What are the main functions of
legislature………………………….
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Legislature
makes laws and it controls the executive
o Total strength of Rajya sabha …………………………….
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238
o How
many members are present in loksabha from kerala………………..
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20
o What is the strength of Kerala legislative assembly…………………..
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143
EXERSISES
v What is mean by a money bill
Ø Any bill relating to the collection
of revenue or expenditure from the consolidated fund can be termed as money
bill.
v What is first house and second house
Ø The house which considers the bill
first is called the first house and the
house which considers the next is called second house.
v Which are the sessions of parliament
Ø As per the constitution there should
not be an interval of more than six months between two sessions of parliament. Normally the
parliament of India assembles three times a year. They are known as monsoon
session ,winter session and summer session. If needed Rajyasabha assembles four
times a year.
v What is the role of a speaker in Lok sabha
Ø The Speaker of the Lok Sabha conducts
the business in house, and decides whether a bill is a money bill or
not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member
for unruly behaviour by suspending them. They also permit the moving of various
kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of
adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per
the rules. The Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion
during the meeting. The date of election of the Speaker is fixed by the President.
GLOSSARY
Defection-
the desertion of one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one.
Joint session- when two normally separate decision-making
groups meet together
REFERANCES
ü Class 8 text book
ü Wikipedia
ü Indian polity by laxmi kanth
