Q1. Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons why each of these is
true or not true.
(a) The authority of the rules of the constitution is the same as that of any other law.
(b) Constitution lays down how different organs of the government will be formed.
(c) Rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government are laid down in the
constitution.
(d) A constitution is about institutions, not about values.
Answers
Explanation:
a)False
The Constitution is the basic foundation of democracy.
All the articles in the Indian Constitution are guided by the Preamble of the Constitution.
Preamble is the soul of the constitution.
To evaluate and examine whether the actions and laws of the Government are bad or good; the standards are given by the preamble of the Constitution.
The foundation of Indian democracy is its constitution, which nurtured the values that guided and inspired the freedom struggle.
The Indian Constitution lays down clear procedures for choosing people that can govern India, and there is clear demarcation of powers between different institutions of democracy.
It lays strong emphasis on protecting the fundamental rights of citizens of India.
All these were envisaged by the creators of Indian Constitution as they learnt through the experiences of exploitation that people had to undergo under the colonial rule.