Which of the following explains the success of democracy in India?
A. the Congress Party's decision to rely on the emergency clauses in the constitution to crush difference of opinions
B. the willingness of the Congress Party to amend the 1950 Constitution and compromise when faced by regional and social opposition
C. the absence of a written constitution gives the government in power a lot of freedom to implement radically democratic policies
D. the use of a semi-presidential hybrid system enables India to ensure high visibility of smaller parties and their interests
E. the establishment of policies that permit only the Central Government to control areas such as defense, foreign affairs, and currency
Question 2
Which of the following is true regarding the institutions of India?
A. India has a monarch as the constitutional head of state.
B. The Chief Minister is a state's constitutional head of state.
C. The governor is the head of a state's government.
D. The central government maintains the right to impose emergency President's Rule.
E. The presidential electoral system is applied in India under which the Prime Minister
has a symbolic role.
Elephant pillar carvings at Kailash Temple, India
Elephants are used to entertain tourists at some beaches as at Havelock Island, India.
Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
Calligraphic scroll (detail), Syria or India.
This woman in New Delhi, India, is protesting the lack of prosecution of rapists.