Name: Powers of the President of India
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 51 s
Description: Know the powers held by the President of India to make decisions spanning legislative, emergency and various other situations in this video.

Question

Describe the executive and the emergency powers of the President.

Accepted Answer

Executive powers- The President has the power to appoint:
a. The leader of the majority party as the Prime Minister
b. The Governors of states
c. The Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts
d. The Chairman and members of the UPSC
e. The Attorney General

Emergency powers- To deal with emergency situations, the President has certain special powers. He can impose emergency:
- In an external aggression case or an armed rebellion
- If there is a breakdown in the constitutional machinery of a state. In such a case, the President can take the powers of the state and impose the Union government there
- If the country's financial stability is in danger

Describe the executive and the emergency powers of the President.

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