Constitutional Design

What is the purpose of fragmenting power across different institutions in a constitution?

• To limit the power of the people

• To create chaos and confusion

• To ensure no single institution acquires monopoly of power

• To enhance the power of a single group

What is the importance of balancing rigidity and flexibility in a constitution?

• To restrict the core values of the constitution

• To make the constitution unchangeable

• To allow for adaptation to changing needs and circumstances

• To create uncertainty and unpredictability

Which resolution encapsulated the aspirations and values behind the Indian Constitution?

• The Objectives Resolution

• The Nationalist Resolution

• The Constitutional Resolution

• The Independence Resolution

What were the two goals almost everyone agreed upon during the national movement?

• Run the country through an oligarchy

• Run the country through a dictatorship

• Run the country through a democratic government and for the good of all

• Run the country through a monarchy

What did the Indian Constitution give institutional expression to?

• Equality, liberty, democracy, sovereignty and a cosmopolitan identity

• Authoritarianism and oppression

• Communalism and division

• Corruption and nepotism

What is the main purpose of a well-crafted constitution?

• To subvert the constitution

• To create a monopoly of power for a single institution

• To fragment power in society intelligently

• To enhance the power of small groups

What is the role of checks and balances in a constitution?

• To consolidate power in one institution

• To allow one institution to subvert the constitution

• To create chaos and instability

• To check the transgressions of other institutions

What is the danger of having a constitution that is too rigid?

• It will provide security and predictability

• It is likely to break under the weight of change

• It will give identity to a people

• It will adapt easily to changing needs and circumstances

What is the danger of having a constitution that is too flexible?

• It will ensure the success of the constitution

• It will strike the right balance between rigidity and flexibility

• It will give no security, predictability or identity to a people

• It will preserve core values and adapt them to new circumstances

What is the purpose of the Objectives Resolution moved by Nehru in 1946?

• To create chaos and confusion

• To encapsulate the aspirations and values behind the Constitution

• To enhance the power of a single group

• To restrict the core values of the Constitution