Civics Polity
Legislature and Parliament
1,426 Questions
Legislature and Parliament topics cover the structure, functions, and legislative procedures of the lawmaking bodies. This collection focuses on the passage of bills, parliamentary committees, and the roles of different houses. These questions are highly relevant for civil services and state public service commission examinations.
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Legislature and Parliament Questions
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National Assembly
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Parliament
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Federal Parliament
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Rikasdag
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Congress of the United States
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British Parliament
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Federal Assembly of Switzerland
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Canadian parliament
B
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Explanation
The British Parliament is traditionally called the 'Mother of Parliaments' because it's the oldest and most influential parliamentary system in the world. Many modern democracies have modeled their legislative systems on the British Westminster system. The term was popularized by John Bright in the 19th century.
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Folketing
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Althing
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Eduskunta
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Narodno Sabranic
A
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Denmark's parliament is called the Folketing, which is the unicameral legislative body. Althing is Iceland's parliament. Eduskunta is Finland's parliament. Narodno Sabranic would refer to a national assembly in a Slavic country.
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Riksdag
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States General
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Cortes Genarali
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Federal Assembly
D
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Switzerland's parliament is called the Federal Assembly, which consists of two chambers: the National Council and the Council of States. Riksdag is Sweden's parliament. States General is Netherlands' parliament. Cortes Generales is Spain's parliament.
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knesset
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Jatiya Sansad
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Majlis
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People's Great Khural
C
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Indonesia's parliament is called the Majlis, which refers to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Knesset is Israel's parliament. Jatiya Sansad is Bangladesh's parliament. People's Great Khural is Mongolia's parliament.
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Folketing
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Cortes Generali
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Althing
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TS hogdu
B
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Spain's parliament is called the Cortes Generales, which is bicameral consisting of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. Folketing is Denmark's parliament. Althing is Iceland's parliament. Option D 'TS hogdu' appears to be a typo or garbled text.
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Sejin
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Narodno Sabranic
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Landstrad
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Storting
A
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The parliament of Poland is called the Sejm (pronounced 'Seym'), which is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The upper house is the Senate. Narodno Sabranic is the Bulgarian parliament, Landstrad (Landsting) was the upper house of Denmark's parliament, and Storting is the parliament of Norway.
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Cortes Generali
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Federal Assembly
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States General
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Riksdag
C
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The parliament of the Netherlands is called the States General (Staten-Generaal in Dutch). It consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Cortes Generali is Spain's parliament, while Riksdag is Sweden's parliament - knowing these distinctions helps eliminate wrong options.
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Eduskunta
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Landstrad
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Knesset
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Storting
D
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Norway's parliament is called the Storting, meaning 'Great Assembly' in Norwegian. It's a unicameral legislature with 169 members. Eduskunta is Finland's parliament and Knesset is Israel's - memorizing country-specific parliament names is key for civics questions.
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Eduskunta
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Althing
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Folketing
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Knesset
A
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Finland's parliament is called the Eduskunta, a unicameral legislature with 200 members. Althing is Iceland's parliament (one of the oldest in the world), Folketing is Denmark's parliament, and Knesset is Israel's parliament. Nordic countries have similar-sounding but distinct names.
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one month
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two month
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three month
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six month
A
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According to Article 352 of the Constitution, an Emergency proclamation must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within one month of its proclamation. If not approved, it ceases to operate. The approval can be for up to six months at a time with periodic extensions.
C
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Article 171 of the Constitution states that the Legislative Council cannot have more than one-third of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly. Thus, the ratio is 1:3 (council to assembly maximum).
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The Prime Minister's Office
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The Presidents Office
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Raajya Sabha
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Lok Sabha
C
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The Rajya Sabha is the permanent house of Parliament - it is a continuing body and cannot be dissolved. One-third of its members retire every two years. The Lok Sabha can be dissolved and has a 5-year term, making it temporary.
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Lok Sabha
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Rajya Sabha
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Both of the above
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None of these
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unicameral
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bicameral
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tricameral
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deccacameral
A
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Haryana has a unicameral legislature, meaning it has only one house - the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) with 90 members. It does not have a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad).