Discuss any six important duties of a representative.
The duties are :
i. Enact Laws - A representative's primary job is to create legislation.
ii. Listen to Constituents - Every state representative is elected from a district. Many state constitutions require that the representative has lived for at least a year in her home district. Representatives maintain offices in their districts. There they meet with constituents and listen to their concerns, which might be about subjects ranging from farming to health care and everything in between.
iii. Amend the Constitution - Representatives have the power to propose changes to the constitution. They bring the amendments to the constitution to adress certain situation that arises from time to time.
iv. They carry forward the views of the people to the goverment and implement the welfare policies and schemes for the people.
v. They provide the link between the electorate and the representative institutions.
vi. The representatives educate, instruct and activate the electorates.
Most of the states of India have opted for unicameral legislature. State four advantages and four disadvantages of having just one house of legislature.
Discuss six factors responsible for the superior positions of the Senate vis - a - vis the House of Representatives.
Discuss the original, appellate and advisory juridiction of the Supreme Court of India?
What are the main differences in the composition of the apex court in India and in UK ?