9.Class.Civics.Chapter3.Constitutional Design.
1 Here
are some false statements . Identify the
mistake in cach case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in
this chapter a Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether
the country should be democratic or not after independence. b Members of the Constituent Assembly of
India held the same views of the Constitutionu d Constitution cannot be amended
because it is the supreme law of a country.
A country that has a corettelstier must be a denboracy. Com 2 Which of these was the most salient
underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa
u Between South Africa and its neighbors Answ.al Between men and women Between
the white minority and the black majority d Between the colored minority and
the black majority 3 Ansure exercises
Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have
? a Powers of the head of the state b
Name of the head of the state c Powers of the legislature d Name of the country
4 Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the
Constitution : a Motilal Nehru Si President of the Constituent Assembly bB.R.
Ambedkar d Member of the Constituent Assembly cRajendra Prasad ili
Chairman of the Drafting Committee d Sarojini Naidu a iv prepared a
Constitution for India in 1928 5 b What pledge did he 22 Read again the
extracts from Nehru's speech Tryst with Destiny and answer the following :
a Why did Nehru use the pression not
wholly or in full measure in the first sentence? Bain looks the Indian Constitution to take
? c "The ambition of the greatest
man of our generatic has been wipe every tear from every eye". Who was he referring to ? HOWO Here are some of the guiding values of
the Constitution and their meaning , Rewrite them by matching them correctly
Sovereign Government will not favor any religion 4 b Republic 1 People have the
supreme right to make decisions.
Fraternity MilHead of the state is an elected person Secular Vw People
should live like brothers and sisters ganathi 6 CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN 53
7 A
friend from Nepal has written you a letter describing the political situation
there . Many political parties are
opposing the rule of the king Some of them say that the existing constitution
given by the monarch can be amended to allow more powers to elected
representatives . Others are demanding a
new Constituent Assembly to write a republican constitution . Reply to your friend giving your opinions on
the subject, 8 an 9 Here are different opinions about what made India a democracy. How much importance would you give to each of
these factors ? Democracy in India is a
gift of the British rulers . We received
training to work with representative legislative institutions under the British
rule. Yes some importante para LE b Freedom
Struggle challenged the colonial exploitation and denial of different freedoms
to Indians. Free India could not be
anything but democratio . yao c We were
lucky to have leaders who had democratic convictions. The denial of democracy in several other
newly independent countries shows the important role of these leaders. NB TO 40 300CDR 10 More Read the following
extract from a conduct book for ' married women ' , published in 1912. "
God has made the female species delicate and fragile both physically and
emotionally , pitiably incapable of self defense . They are destined thus
by God to remain in male protection of
father , husband and son -all their lives . Women should , therefore , not
despair , but feel obliged that they can dedicate themselves to the service of
men ' . Do you think the values expressed in this para reflected The values underlying our constitution ? Or
does this go against the constitutional values una constitution Man and
wonina 10 Read the following statements about a constitution . Give reasons why
cach of these is true or not true . . a The authority of the rules of the
constitution is the same is that 9 b
Constitution lays down how different organs of the government will laid down in
the constitution . YU c Rights of citizens and limits on the power of the
government are A c onstitution is about
institutions , not about alues Fallo is about constituant as well as vad
Follow the newspapers for any report on a discussion on any constitutional
amendment or demand for any constitutional amendment . You could , for example , focus on the demand
for constitutional amendment for reservation for women in legislatures . Was there a public debate ? What reasons were put forward in favor of the
amendment ? How did different parties
react to the constitutional amendment ?
Did the amendment take place ? be
formed. Tranebov che popular de
germanske inte 54 D
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