brief note on members of parliament
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class 8 civics
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The decision of people matters in a democratic country because:
A democratic government is run by the consent, approval, and participation of the people or citizens.
The people in a democracy are the citizens and they are an integral part of any democracy.
The people elect a few candidates who represent their collective voices in the Parliament.
The Role of the Parliament:
The Indian Parliament is an expression of the faith that the people of India have in principles of democracy. The Parliament in the Indian system has immense powers as it is the representative of the people.
Elections to the Parliament are held in a similar manner as they are for the state legislature.
The Lok Sabha is elected once every 5 years.
Functions of Parliament:
India has numerous constituencies. Each of these constituencies elects one person to the Parliament. The candidates who contest elections usually belong to different political parties. These candidates become Members of Parliament or MPs. Once elections to the Parliament have taken place, the Parliament needs to perform the following functions:
1) To Select the National Government
Parliament of India consists of
The President
The Rajya Sabha
The Lok Sabha
After the Lok Sabha elections, a list is prepared showing how many MPs belong to each political party.
There are 543 elected (plus 2 Anglo-Indian nominated) members in Lok Sabha.
For a political party to form the government, they must have a majority of elected MPs. A majority party should have at least half the number, i.e. 272 members or more.
The Opposition in Parliament is formed by all the political parties that oppose the majority party/coalition formed. The largest amongst these parties is called the Opposition party