SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE

27 Government
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in the States

(c) Karnataka and Maharashtra have a bicameral

KEY TO TEXTBOOK EXERCISES legislature.
(d) The term of the Vidhan Sabha is five years.
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. (e) The most important function of the state
(a) three legislature is to make laws on the subjects
(b) Governor mentioned in the State List.
(c) Speaker
6. Answer the following questions in four or five
(d) Vidhan Parishad
sentences.
(e) money
(a) The important functions of the Chief Minister
2. Choose the correct answer. are:
(a) (ii) (b) (iii) (c) (ii) • The Council of Ministers is appointed by
(d) (i) (e) (i) the Governor on the advice of the Chief
3. Match the rows. Minister.
• The Chief Minister serves as a link
(a) (iv); (b) (v); (c) (i); (d) (iii); (e) (ii)
between the Council of Ministers and the
4. Write true or false. Correct the false sentences Governor.
in your notebook. • The Chief Minister coordinates the work
(a) True of different departments.
(b) False. The Chief Minister is the leader of the • The Governor can ask for the resignation
majority party who is invited to form the of any minister only on the advice of the
government. Chief Minister.
(c) False. The Vidhan Sabha meets at least twice • The timetable of the meetings of the
a year. legislature is prepared by the Speaker
(d) True on the advice of the Chief Minister.
(e) False. A money bill can be introduced only
in the Vidhan Sabha. (b) The Vidhan Sabha is said to be more powerful
than the Vidhan Parishad because money bills
5. Answer the following questions in one or two can be introduced only in the Vidhan Sabha.
sentences. After the money bill is passed in the Vidhan
(a) Federalism is a system wherein states unite Sabha it is sent to the Vidhan Parishad, where
under a central authority, but they are it can be kept for a maximum of 14 days.
independent when it comes to their internal Moreover, in the case of an ordinary bill,
affairs. when there is a deadlock and a joint session
(b) The real head of the state government is the is held, the Vidhan Sabha has an advantage
Chief Minister and the nominal head is the because it is numerically stronger.
Governor.
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(c) The Speaker is the presiding officer of the C. Some hints:

Vidhan Sabha. The Speaker has to ensure that
debates and proceedings of the House are Yes because No because
carried on peacefully. The Speaker can take The state government The central government is
action against members who do not maintain is responsible only for responsible for the welfare
order. Whenever there are equal votes for and the citizens of its own of the entire country.
against a motion, the Speaker has the right to state.
cast the deciding vote. The state government The central government
(d) The proposal to make a law is presented has a limited number has greater resources at
in the form of a bill in the legislature. Bills of finances available its disposal. The central
introduced in the legislature are discussed, at its disposal. government has to look
debated and voted upon. There are two kinds at areas such as defence,
of bills—ordinary bills and money bills. A finance and external
money bill is one which deals with financial relations of the entire nation.
matters and can be introduced only in the D. (i) L egislative Assembly, (ii) Bicameral, (iii)
lower house or the Vidhan Sabha. Telangana
(e) An ordinary bill can be introduced in either
of the two houses. When an ordinary bill is E. Some hints:
introduced, it is debated and discussed upon. • Today, I met my local MLA.
After that, it is put to vote. If it is passed in the • I expressed to him all the problems we faced
Vidhan Sabha by a majority, it is then sent to in our locality – lack of water, poor roads and
the Vidhan Parishad for a vote. The Vidhan lack of streetlights.
Parishad cannot keep a bill for more than • He listened to me patiently and noted down
six months. If either of the houses rejects the the problems.
bill or the suggestions made, it results in a • He promised to look into it.
deadlock. In such a situation, a joint session
is called by the Governor and the bill is put to KEY TO THE WORKSHEET IN OXFORD
vote. Being numerically stronger, the Vidhan
EDUCATE
Sabha holds an advantage. Once a bill has
been passed, it is sent to the Governor for A. 1. Governor; 2. Member of Legislative Assembly;
his/her signature. 3. Speaker; 4. Chief Minister; 5. Vidhan Parishad;
B. Students can do research on the Internet before they
answer this question.
KEY TO SUBJECT ENRICHMENT

A. Divide students into groups of three. After cutting
out the relevant articles, let them sit together and
discuss at least one article with each other and
make a presentation in class.
B. Let students use a simple tree diagram format
to show the process of how a bill becomes a law.
Check to see that ordinary and money bills are
covered and that the student has brought out the
difference between the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan
Parishad in the process.
KEY TO THINKING HAT AND ONLINE
DIGITAL RESOURCE
State legislature. This is because a money bill can only
be passed by the Vidhan Sabha or the Lower House.
The Upper House of the state legislature can only
make recommendations and is allowed to retain the
bill for 14 days.
• After 14 days, the bill is considered passed in the
form that the Vidhan Sabha passed it.
• The State Budget is a form of a money bill.