Very short answer type questions:
1 Define the following terms:
a. Constitution
b. Democracy
c. Fundamental Rights
d. Secularism
e. Federalism
f. Monarchy
g. Sovereign
class 8 Ch 1 of history The Indian Constitution
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Answer:
a. Constitution
A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
Answer:
a.Constitution: A set of written rules and regulations, according to which a country is governed.
b . Democracy: A democracy means rule by the people. The name is used for different forms of government, where the people can take part in the decisions that affect the way their community is run. The people elect their leaders. These leaders take this decision about laws. This is commonly called representative democracy.
c. Fundamental rights: The constitution of india guarantees certain basic rights to all its citizens. These are called Fundamental Rights.
d. Secularism: secular means equal status of all religion. A secular state generally stays out of religious issues and faith of its citizens.
e. Federalism: Federal structure which means government at two levels- central and state. This constitution clearly defines the power and function of the two levels of the government.
f. Monarchy:A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic, to fully autocratic, and can expand across the domains of the executive, legislative, and judicial.
g. Sovereignty: Sovereignty means that the government of the country has an absolute independent authority over the seas within the territorial boundary. The country is free from any external control.