Question

Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?

• A. Powers of the head of the state
• B. Name of the head of the state
• C. Powers of the legislature
• D. Name of the country

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Name of the head of the state

The correct answer is option (B) – Name of the Head of the State is not mentioned in the constitution.

• The position of the head of the state is not held by a person on a permanent basis.
• It keeps changing with time.
• Hence, although the powers of the head of the state are given in the Constitution, the name of the head of the state is not mentioned in the constitution.
• The powers of the legislature are mentioned in the constitution.
• The Prime Minister is the head of the Government, whereas the President is the head of the state.
• The basic functions and powers of every institution are laid down by the Constitution of the country.
• The institution which takes decisions on all important policies is the Prime Minister and his cabinet.
• A set of written rules which are accepted by all the people living in the country is known as the constitution of a country.
• All countries that have constitutions are not necessarily democratic. But all countries that are democratic will have constitutions.
• A degree of coordination and trust that is required for different kinds of people to live together is generated by the Constitution.
• The Constitution decides who will have the power to take decisions and it also specifies how the Government must be constituted.
• The Constitution tells us what the rights of the citizens are and it lays down the limits on the powers of the Government.
• The aspiration for the creation of a good society is expressed by the constitution.
• The supreme law which determines the relationship between the Government and its people and also the relationship among the citizens living in the country, is known as the Constitution.