Social Science VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Every society is prone to tyranny of the majority. The constitution usually contains rules that ensure that minorities are not excluded from anything that is routinely available to the majority. The constitution is precisely to prevent this tyranny or domination by the majority of a minority.

Directive Principles of State Policy was designed by the members of the Constituent Assembly to ensure greater social and economic reforms and to serve as a guide to the independent Indian State to institute laws and policies that help reduce the poverty of the masses.

If our right is exploited, we can use the Right to Constitution Remedies which allows a citizen to report to the court if any of our Fundamental Rights have been violated by the state.

Government is responsible for administring and enforcing laws. It can change with elections. The state on the other hand refers to a political institution that represents a sovereign people who occupy a definite territory. For example, the Indian State.

The term 'constitutive' means fundamental.

One example of constitutive rules: A footballer should not touch the ball with his hand. This is a constitutive rule of the game of football.

The people of Nepal want a new Constitution because the country by moving from a monarchy to a democratic government needs to change all its constitutive rules in order to usher in a new society.

In large societies in which different communities of people live together, the rules are formulated through consensus, and in modern countries this consensus is usually available in written form. A written document in which we find such rules is called a Constitution.

The practice of illegal buying and selling of people across national borders. In other words, it refers to illegal trade in human-beings, particularly women and children.

A system of government in which a country is ruled by a king and queen whose power is limited by a constitution.
Example: Until quite recently, Nepal was a monarchy. The previous Constitution of Nepal, which had been adopted in 1990, reflected the fact that the final authority rested with the King.

If there would have been no restrictions to powers of elected representatives, they may have misuse their powers. They could have used their powers in doing wrong deeds. They could even have supported a single religion.

When nothing is fixed and is left to one’s judgement or choice, this can be used to refer to rules that are not fixed or decisions that have no basis is called arbitrary.

The constitution plays an important role in laying out certain guidelines that govern decision making within the society.
It lays down rules that guard against the misuse of power by our political leaders.
It also contains rules to prevent tyranny.
It also helps to protect us against certain adverse effect on the larger principal that the country believes in.

This includes the right to freedom of speech and expression, the right to form associations, the right to move freely and reside in any part of the country, and the right to practise any profession, occupation or business.

Directive Principles of State Policy ensure greater social and economic reform and serve as a guide to the independent Indian state to institute laws and policies that help reduce the poverty of the masses.

Rights against exploitation prohibits human trafficking, forced labour and children working under 14 years of age.

Highlights of the Text prepared by Dr. Ambedkar are:

• Constitutional guarantees and protections for individual citizens.
• Freedom of religion.
• Abolition of untouchability.
• Outlawing of all forms of discrimination.
• Economic and social rights for women.
• Reservations of jobs in the civil services, schools and colleges for members of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

He stated that although the laws might exist, Scheduled Castes still had reason to fear because the administration of these laws was in the hands of ‘caste Hindu officers’. He, therefore, urged Scheduled Castes to join the government as well as the civil services.

In Cultural and Educational Rights, the constitution states that all minorities, religions or linguistic can equally enjoy in order to preserve and develop their own culture.

The Indian constitution ensures that the dominant group does not use its power against other, less powerful people or groups. The Constitution contains rules that ensure that minorities are not excluded from anything that is routinely available to the majority. It also prevents the domination of the majority over the minority.

Right to freedom includes the right to freedom of speech and expression, the right to form associations, the right to move freely and reside in any part of the country, and the right to practise any profession, occupation or business.

A country which is governed by a king or a queen is called a monarchy.
While: Democracy is forms of government where people can vote to select their respective representative well govern the state on their behalf.