Civics
Making of the Indian Constitution (Constituent Assembly)
Practice questions
Why can the Constituent Assembly be called a laboratory of Indian democracy?If the Constituent Assembly lacked broad representation what danger would increase?Why did the Constituent Assembly give a central place to Fundamental Rights?What did the Constituent Assembly consider to make the Constitution practical in the Indian context?Why was balance between expertise and representation necessary in the Constituent Assembly?Why was agreement on the ideals of the Preamble decisive for the Constituent Assembly?Why did the Constituent Assembly find the idea of republic important for independent India?Why is it necessary to understand both the limits and achievements of the Constituent Assembly?If the Constituent Assembly had only experts and no representatives what weakness would increase?What problem would arise if the Constituent Assembly had only representatives and no expertise?Repeated amendment proposals in Constituent Assembly debates indicated what?Why was provincial experience useful in the work of the Constituent Assembly?Why did the Constituent Assembly place republic and democracy together?What is the broadest conclusion about the whole process of the Constituent Assembly?Why does the process of the Constituent Assembly show that a good Constitution is not merely a collection of rules?Leaders of different ideologies working together in the Constituent Assembly strengthened which constitutional quality?How should the relation between the Drafting Committee and the whole Assembly be understood in the constitution making process?Why did the Constituent Assembly not let the Indian Constitution remain merely a continuation of colonial laws?If the Constituent Assembly had prioritised quick decisions and reduced debate what loss could have occurred?Why is the legacy of the Constituent Assembly seen not merely as a past event but as connected with present democracy?