1.Fill in the blanks.
a) All persons in independent India are……….. before the law.
b) The colonial law was………….
c) Indian judges began to play a greater role in making……………
d) The role of citizens is crucial in helping the…………..frame different concerns that
people might have into laws.
2. State True or False:
a) Girls can inherit father’s property.
b) The British government was good to the Indian people.
c) The Indian Constitution served the Indians with the laws which are equal to all
without any discrimination.
d) The Parliament does not have any role in making laws.
3. What is controversial law?
4. What do you mean by the rule of law?
5. What are the different ways to criticise the unpopular laws?
6. Indian nationalists never dared to criticise the arbitrary use of authority by the
British.(True/False)
7. Explain the Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005.
8. Why are laws required?
9. State one reason why you think the Sedition Act of 1870 was arbitrary? In what ways
does the Sedition Act of 1870 contradict the rule of law?
10. What do you understand by ‘domestic violence’? List the two rights that the new law
helped achieve for women who are survivors of violence.
11. Can you list one process that was used to make more people aware of the need for this
law?
12. Who has an important role to play while helping the parliament to frame laws?
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Answers
Answer:
Fill ups :-)
1. Equal
2. arbitrary
3. decisions
4. parliament
True/false :-)
1. true
2. false
3. true
4. false
Question/answer :-)
1. Laws which are passed by the Parliament by due procedure but are repressive and are opposed by a large section of society are known as unpopular laws. Controversial laws are those which favour one section of the society against the other.
2. The rule of law is a durable system of laws, institutions, norms, and community commitment that delivers: Accountability. The government as well as private actors are accountable under the law. Just Laws.
3. The different ways to criticise the unpopular laws are- newspapers, TV, protests, meetings etc. False: Indian nationalists protested and criticised arbitrary and repressive laws being enforced by the British.Nov 18, 2019
(i) Controversial Laws: (d)1870
(ii) The Sedition Act: (a) 2006
(iii) Rowlatt Act: (c) Lead to conflict
4. true
5. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 was enacted to remove gender discriminatory provisions in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Under the amendment, the daughter of a coparcener shall by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son.
6. The law reflects the norms of the society and is what according to the society is good, equitable and just. Every society has its own laws, and these laws changes with the change in the norms of the society. 2)to balance the harm done by the offender against the individual and society at large.
7. Sedition Act of 1870 contradict the rule of law? Answer: Sedition Act of 1870 was arbitrary because this included the mood of the British government. This act does not made any justice with the public, it was upon them to whom to arrest and to whom to free.
8. Domestic violence is violence committed by someone in the victim's domestic circle. This includes partners and ex-partners, immediate family members, other relatives and family friends. The term 'domestic violence' is used when there is a close relationship between the offender and the victim.
9.Media Process was used to make more people aware of the need for the law against domestic violence.
10. The role of citizens is crucial in helping the Parliament frame different laws. The laws may include the concerns that people might have. From establishing the need for a new law to its being passed, the voice of the citizen is a crucial element at every stage of the process.
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1.) Fill ups :
a. Equal
b. arbitrary
c. decisions
d. parliament
2.)True/false :
a. true
b. false
c. true
d. false
Question/answer :
3. An actual dispute between individuals who seek judicial resolution of their grievances that have arisen from a conflict of their alleged legal rights. A controversy describes only civil litigation, which is intended to protect and enforce private rights.
4. Rule of law, the mechanism, process, institution, practice, or norm that supports the equality of all citizens before the law, secures a nonarbitrary form of government, and more generally prevents the arbitrary use of power.
5. The different ways to criticise the unpopular laws are- newspapers, TV, protests, meetings etc. False: Indian nationalists protested and criticised arbitrary and repressive laws being enforced by the British.Nov 18, 2019
(i) Controversial Laws: (d)1870
(ii) The Sedition Act: (a) 2006
(iii) Rowlatt Act: (c) Lead to conflict
6. The answer is FALSE .
7. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (39 of 2005) was enacted to remove gender discriminatory provisions in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Under the amendment, the daughter of a coparcener shall by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son.
Type of Measure: Other relevant laws > Proper
Form of Violence: Violence against women
8. The law reflects the norms of the society and is what according to the society is good, equitable and just. Every society has its own laws, and these laws changes with the change in the norms of the society. 2)to balance the harm done by the offender against the individual and society at large.
9. In what ways does the Sedition Act of 1870 contradict the rule of law? Answer: Sedition Act of 1870 was arbitrary because this included the mood of the British government. This act does not made any justice with the public, it was upon them to whom to arrest and to whom to free.
10. Domestic violence means violent or aggressive behaviour within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner.
Two rights that the new law helped achieve for women who are survivors of violence are:
(a) Domestic violence Act, 2005
(b) The family violence Prevention and services act
11. Media Process was used to make more people aware of the need for the law against domestic violence.The Plight of women about domestic violence was shown through different media channels i.e. documentaries, short movies, television and most importantly social media played an important role to make people aware against domestic violence.
12. The role of citizens is crucial in helping the Parliament frame different laws. The laws may include the concerns that people might have. From establishing the need for a new law to its being passed, the voice of the citizen is a crucial element at every stage of the process.