Case Study Questions for Class 9 Social Science Civics Chapter 5 Working of Institutions
Case Study Questions
Question 1:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:
The President is not elected directly by the people. The elected Members of Parliament (MPs) and the elected Members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) elect her. A candidate standing for President’s post has to get a majority of votes to win the election. This ensures that the President can be seen to represent the entire nation. At the same time the President can never claim the kind of direct popular mandate that the Prime Minister can. This ensures that she remains only a nominal executive.
The same is true of the powers of the President. If you casually read the Constitution you would think that there is nothing that she cannot do. All governmental activities take place in the name of the President.
Q 1. Who elects the President?
Ans. The President is not elected directly by the people but by the elected Members of Parliaments (MPs) and the elected Members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLAs).
Q 2. How can it be said that the President remains only a nominal executive?
Ans. The President remains only a nominal executive because of the following reasons:
(i) He represents the entire nation.
(ii) He can never claim the kind of direct popular mandate that the Prime Minister can.
Q 3. What are the activities performed in the name of the President?
Ans. The President can perform the following activities in his name:
(i) All governmental activities take place in his name.
(ii) All laws and major policy decisions of the government are issued in her name.
(iii) All major appointments are made in the name of the President such as that of Chief Justice of India, the judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts of the states, the Governors of the States etc.
