1. Who is the Chief Executive of the Indian Union? Who votes for him?
2. State two executive and two judicial powers of the President. Under what circumstances can the
President proclaim a state of emergency?
3. What are the two main functions of the Cabinet?
4. Name the three categories of the union ministers.
5. What is the position of the Prime Minister? Mention his powers.
6. Do you think the President of India should be directly elected by the people? Why/why not?
7. "All the ministers, including the Prime Minister, swim and sink together." Explain.
8. Mention the role of civil servants in exécuting policies.
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Answer:
1 The Chief Executive of the Indian Union is the President. The elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies elect the President.
2 The President has the power to appoint federal judges, ambassadors, and other "principal officers” of the United States, subject to Senate confirmation of such appointments.
3 directing government policy and making decisions about national issues.
spending a lot of time discussing current national problems and how these can be solved.
presenting bills proposed laws from their government departments.
4 It consists of senior ministers, called 'cabinet ministers', junior ministers, called 'ministers of state' and, rarely, deputy ministers. The council is led by the Prime Minister of India. A smaller executive body called the Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India.
5 The prime minister is the senior-most member of cabinet in the executive of government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the government; and is the presiding member and chairperson of the cabinet.
6 The president is indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising the Parliament of India (both houses) and the legislative assemblies of each of India's states and territories, who themselves are all directly elected
8 Basis of Government: There can be no government without administrative machinery. Implementing Laws & Policies: The civil services are responsible for implementing laws and executing policies framed by the government. Policy Formulation: The civil service is chiefly responsible for policy formulation as well.
7 The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers are directly responsible to the Lok Sabha. If a vote of no confidence is passed against one minister, the whole Council of ministers including the Prime Minister has to resign.Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/149739/all-the-ministers-including-the-prime-minister-swim-and-sink-together?show=149740#a149740