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Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons why each of these is true or not true. (a) The authority of the rules of the Constitution is the same as that of any other law. (b) Constitution lays down how different organs of the government will be formed. (c) Rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government are laid down in the Constitution. (d) A Constitution is about institutions, not about values.

Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons why each of these is true or not true. (a) The authority of the rules of the Constitution is the same as that of any other law. (b) Constitution lays down how different organs of the government will be formed. (c) Rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government are laid down in the Constitution. (d) A Constitution is about institutions, not about values. Ans. (a) Not true. Constitution is the supreme law and determines the right of citizens, the powers of the government and how the government should function. It is totally different from any other law. (b) True. Constitution defines the role of the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, how they should be formed any by whom. (c) True. Constitution limits the power of the government through different institutions and also determines the right of citizens. (d) Not true. The Constitution contains all the values which the institutions have to promote.

Read the following extract from a conduct book for ‘married women’, published in 1912. Do you think the values expressed in this para reflected the values underlying our constitution? Or does this go against the constitutional values? Ans. The values expressed in this para is totally contradictory to the values underlying our constitution. In the para, women are depicted as weak while in our Constitution both men and women are treated equal. The government policies also favour women to be brought in the mainstream.

Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. Rewrite them by matching them correctly.

Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. Rewrite them by matching them correctly. (a) Sovereign (i) Government will not favour any religion. (b) Republic (ii) People have the supreme right to make decisions. (c) Fraternity (iii) Head of the state is an elected person. (d) Secular (iv) People should live like brothers and sisters. Ans. (a) Sovereign (i) People have the supreme right to make decisions. (b) Republic (ii) Head of the state is an elected person. (c) Fraternity (iii) People should live like brothers and sisters. (d) Secular (iv) Government will not favour any religion.

Read again the extracts from Nehru’s speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and answer the following : a) Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first sentence? b) What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take? c) “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to ?

Read again the extracts from Nehru’s speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and answer the following : (a) Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first sentence? (b) What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take? (c) “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to ? Ans. (a) Nehru used the term ‘not wholly or in full measure’ because according to him the task of nation building they had undertaken was not complete. (b) The pledge that he wanted the makers of the Indian Constitution to take was to dedicate their lives to the sendee of India, the Indian people and the humanity at large. c) Mahatma Gandhi.

Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution:

Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution: (a) Motilal Nehru (b) B.R. Ambedkar (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Sarojini Naidu (i) President of the Constituent Assembly (ii) Member of the Constituent Assembly (iii) Chairman of the Drafting Committee (iv) Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928 Ans. (a) Motilal Nehru (b) B.R. Ambedkar (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Sarojini Naidu (i) Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928 (ii) Chairman of the Drafting Committee (iii) President of the Constituent Assembly (iv) Member of the Constituent Assembly

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

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 Ans. (b) Name of the head o f the state

Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa: a) Between South Africa and its neighbours b) Between men and women c) Between the white majority and the black minority d) Between the coloured minority and the black majority

Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa: (a) Between South Africa and its neighbours (b) Between men and women (c) Between the white majority and the black minority (d) Between the coloured minority and the black majority Ans. The most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa was between the white minority and the black majority.

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each 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 countiy should be democratic or not after independence. b) Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions of the Constitution. c) A country that has a constitution must be a democracy. d) Constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each 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 county should be democratic or not after independence. (b) Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions of the Constitution. (c) A country that has a constitution must be a democracy. (d) Constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country. Ans. (a) Leaders of the freedom movement had a consensus that the country should be a democratic nation after independence. (b) Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same view on the basic principles of the Constitution. (c) A country that is a democracy must have a Constitution. (d) A Constitution can be amended.