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What is Federalism |
Where power is shared between the center and various state, regional or community governments |
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What are the two levels of Federal Government |
1) The center which is for the whole Country 2) The state or province that look after the day to day functioning of the state |
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What is the key difference between a Federal and a Unitary Form of Government? |
In Unitary Government, one centralized authority has complete power, or power is distributed into sub-units but they are subordinate to the center |
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In a Federal System, are state govts. answerable to the center? |
Nope |
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What are the objectives of a federal system? |
1) To safeguard and promote unity 2) to accommodate regional diversity |
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What are the two routes through which a federation is formed? |
1) The coming together route where a bunch of independent nations unite 2) The holding together form where a pre existing nation divides power |
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What is the third tier of Government in india? |
Panchayats and Municipalities |
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What falls under the union list? |
Anything of National Importance |
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Who can make decisions on the topics in the Union List? |
The Centeral Government |
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What falls under the state list? |
Matters of state level importance |
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Who can make decisions on topics in the State List? |
The State Governments |
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What falls under the Concurrent List? |
Subjects of common interest to both State and Centeral Governments |
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Who can make decisions based on the Concurrent list? |
Both Governments |
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What happens if there is a conflict between the State and Centeral Governments on a topic which falls under the Concurrent List? |
The Center overrules the State |
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What about subjects that fall under none of the lists? |
The fall under the 'residuary' list. (For instance, Computers) |
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Who has the power to legeslate on the residuary subjects? |
The Centeral Government |
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Do all states enjoy equal powers? |
No. J & K has it's own constitution, so the Center cannot influence it without the approval of the State Assembly |
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What are Union Territories |
States which have very little power over themselves are Union Territores. Instead, the Center has control of them. |
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What are the real pillars of Federalism |
Constitutional Provisions and Democratic Politics |
Two of them |
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How was the state divided after Independence? (I know..) |
On the basis of Linguistic lines. People speaking the same language, belonging to the same ethnicity and culture were grouped together. |
*sigh* CARDS 20-22 ARE SUB CARDS OF 19 |
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When did states in india start to act as autonomous federal units? |
After 1990 |
Note: This was also the era of the coalition government. Since no one party cleared the majority, the formed a coalition government.
CARDS 20-22 ARE SUB CARDS OF 19 |
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Has Our constitution given preference to one language? |
Not at all. |
CARDS 20-22 ARE SUB CARDS OF 19 |
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What is decentralisation? |
When power is taken away from the center and states and given to local governments |
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Why was the constitution amended in 1992? |
To make panchayats more powerful. #Decentralisation |
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What are Municipal Bodies? |
They are elected bodies that function as local government bodies for Towns |
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