Judicial Review and Parliamentary Sovereignty
Civics ⇒ Parliamentary System and Political Institutions
Judicial Review and Parliamentary Sovereignty starts at 12 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how the concept of Judicial Review acts as a check on Parliamentary Sovereignty in India.
Describe the impact of the Minerva Mills case on the balance between Parliamentary Sovereignty and Judicial Review.
Describe the relationship between Judicial Review and Parliamentary Sovereignty in India.
Discuss the importance of Judicial Review in protecting the rights of citizens in India.
Explain the concept of 'Parliamentary Sovereignty' as it applies in the Indian context.
Explain the difference between Judicial Review in India and the United Kingdom.
Explain the significance of the Golaknath case in the context of Judicial Review and Parliamentary Sovereignty.
Explain the term 'Constitutional Supremacy' and its relevance to Judicial Review in India.
Which Article empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights? (1) Article 32 (2) Article 226 (3) Article 13 (4) Article 368
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the power of High Courts to issue writs? (1) Article 32 (2) Article 226 (3) Article 368 (4) Article 13
Which Article of the Indian Constitution explicitly provides for Judicial Review? (1) Article 13 (2) Article 32 (3) Article 368 (4) Article 356
Which of the following cases reaffirmed the basic structure doctrine? (1) Golaknath v. State of Punjab (2) Minerva Mills v. Union of India (3) Shankari Prasad v. Union of India (4) Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain
Fill in the blank: The ________ Amendment Act was challenged in the Minerva Mills case.
Fill in the blank: The ________ case clarified that judicial review is a basic feature of the Constitution and cannot be taken away even by constitutional amendment.
Fill in the blank: The ________ case held that Parliament cannot destroy or emasculate the basic structure of the Constitution.
Fill in the blank: The doctrine that restricts Parliament from amending the 'basic structure' of the Constitution was established in the ________ case.
True or False: Parliamentary Sovereignty in India is absolute and cannot be limited by the judiciary.
True or False: The Indian Constitution is both rigid and flexible in the context of amendments and judicial review.
True or False: The judiciary in India can review both the substance and the procedure of constitutional amendments.
True or False: The Supreme Court of India can declare a law passed by Parliament as unconstitutional if it violates the basic structure of the Constitution.
