Functions of the Constitution

What does Fundamental Rights do?

• Limits Power of the Government

• Set of Basic Rules

• Specification of Power

The situation where fundamental rights could be restrained

• Emergency

• Natural Calamity

• Elections

Measures like affirmative actions, providing welfare measures are part of

• Fulfil the aspirations of a society

• Expressing fundamental identity of the people

• Limits to Power

Select the right example of an affirmative action

• Reservation of seats

• Building roads and highways

• Conducting free & fair elections

Select an example of welfare measure taken by the government

• Public Distribution System (PDS)

• Starting new lines of railway network

• 33% reservation for women in the local government elections

Political identity is

• To agree on how one should be governed

• To agree on certain values

• To seek rights from the State

Moral identity is

• To agree on how one should be governed

• To agree on certain values

• To seek rights from the State

The function which sets WHO has the power to make decisions and HOW the government will be constituted is

• Specification of Power

• Limits to Power

• Set of Basic Rules

Constitution as a basic set of rules -

(a) coordinates among citizens,

(b) ____________________,

(c) ____________________ and

(d) punished, if not followed.

• (b) publicly promulgated

  (c) enforceable

• (b) distributed

  (c) discussed

• (b) managed

  (c) policed

Promulgated means

• to promote

• to provide

• to practice