Compare and contrast the composition and functions of the general assembly and the security council?
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While the General Assembly is democratic in the sense that each member, howsoever powerful he may be, has a single vote, Security Council is made up of 5 super powers of the world who can take unilateral action based upon their veto powers.
General Assembly deals in all matters except international peace and security, which is the exclusive domain of the Security Council
The resolutions passed by the Security Council are binding upon the member states while the General Assembly makes general observation only
in lay man term ,UNSC is executive body taking all the major decisions and UNGA acts as legislative body ..
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The composition and function of general council are as follows :-
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•The general Council is formed of members, known as municipal councilliors, who are elected directly by the people through a secret Ballot.
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•The state government decides on the number of seats for each corporarion based on the population of the city. The city is divided into wards and one member is selected from each ward.
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•These are reserved consttituences for scheduled Castes and tribes.
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•The councillors elect some eminent people from the city as Alderman. In some states they are nominated by the government.
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