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Union legislature
Lok Sabha
Term: 5 years
Can be extended for another year during emergency
The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha if a motion expressing the No Confidence is passed in the parliament
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Qualification: Indian citizen
25 yrs
Have their name in the electoral rolls in some part of the country
Insolvent i.e.Ability to meet his financial commitments
Not hold any office of profit under the government
Not be a proclaimed criminal
Not be of unsound mind
Parliamentary procedures
Sessions:
President can summon houses
with no more than 6 months gap
Budget (Feb-May)
Monsoon (Jul-Sep)
Winter (Nov-Dec)
Quorum
Minimum number of members required
To Be present to start the session
⅒ of the total attendance
Lok sabha- 55 members
Question hour:
First hour alloted to asking and answering questions
Right to ask question is called interpellation
Questions can be
Starred
Unstarred
Short notice
Adjournment
Discuss emergency situations
Seek clarification from executive
House may be adjourned
-For want of quorum
-When house has become unruly
-when day's business is over
-death of a sitting ex-member
-when speaker finds it necessary
No Confidence motion:
Needs support of atleast 50 members
Has to be taken up for discussion within 10 days
Conclusion of debate- speaker puts the motion to vote
If passed, government has to resign
Rajya Sabha is not empowered to entertain this motion
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Powers and functions
Administrative Functions
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He/She signs all the Bills passed by the House before
They're sent to the Rajya Sabha or to the President for approval.
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Rajya Sabha
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Election:
Indirectly elected by the members of the
State legislative assemblies
Proportional representation, single transferrable vote system
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Federal set-up
Meaning: a dual set of government- Union and State.
The Union government runs the administration of the entire country.
The State government runs the administration of their respective states.