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This image captures the spirit of South Africa today. South Africans call themselves a rainbow nation.

Can you guess why?

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Important Questions on Constitutional Design

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>CHECK YOUR PROGRESS>Q 2

Does the story of South African struggle for freedom remind you of the Indian National Movement? Make a list of similarities and dissimilarities between the two on the following points:

1. Nature of colonialism

2. Relationship between different communities

3. Leadership: Gandhi/ Mandela

4. Party that led the struggle: African National Congress/ Indian National Congress

5. Method of struggle

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>Exercise 3>Q 1
What was the reason for having a Constituent Assembly in India if all the basics were already decided?
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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>CHECK YOUR PROGRESS>Q 1

Answer the following questions:

  1. Name the assembly members who were not with Congress while drafting the Indian Constitution.
     
  2. Name the members of the assembly from different social groups while drafting the Indian Constitution.
     
  3. Name the members of the assembly that believed in different ideologies while drafting the Indian Constitution.
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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>CHECK YOUR PROGRESS>Q 2

Compare the preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America, India and South Africa and answer the following questions.

(a) Make a list of ideas that are common to all these three

(b) Note down at least one of the major differences among these

 

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>CHECK YOUR PROGRESS>Q 3

Compare the preambles to the constitutions of the United States of America, India and South Africa.

(c) Which of the three makes a reference to the past?

(d) Which of these does not invoke God?

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>exercises>Q 1

Identify the mistake in these statements and rewrite them correctly based on what you have read in the chapter of 'Constitutional Design.'

  • The leader of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should be democratic or not after independence.
  • Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions of the Constitution.
  • A country that has a constitution must be a democracy.
  • The constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.
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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>exercises>Q 2
Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?
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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design>exercises>Q 3
Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?