We adopted parliamentary democracy based on the British model, but how does our model differ from that model?
- 1.As regards legislation, the British Parliament is supreme or sovereign but in India, the power of the Parliament to legislate is limited.
- 2.In India, matters related to the constitutionality of the Amendment of an Act of the Parliament are referred to the Constitution Bench by the Supreme Court.
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: the British Parliament is sovereign, but India's Parliament is limited by the Constitution, Fundamental Rights and judicial review. Statement 2 is correct: under Article 145(3), cases involving substantial questions of constitutional interpretation, such as the validity of amendments, are heard by a Constitution Bench of at least five judges. So both.
Watch for: Students think statement 2 is not a 'difference', but Britain has no such constitutional review.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statement 2 is also correct.
- B. Wrong because statement 1 is also correct.
- D. Wrong because both statements are correct.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Article 145(3); Laxmikanth, Indian Polity, chapter on Parliamentary System
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