LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ECONOMICS
SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
AK 3
HT 2105/HT 2100/HT 3100 - SELECT CONSTITUTION OF THE WORLD
Date : 24-04-08
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Answer any 10 of the following in 10 lines each.
(10x2=20)
1. Bicameral Legislature
2. Rule of Law
3. Judicial Review
4. Separation of Powers
5. Double Citizenship
6. Marshal
7. Napoleonic Code
8. Freedom of the Press
9. Minority Rights
10. Single Transferable Vote
11. Union Territory
12. Republic
PART – B
Answer any FOUR of the following not exceeding a page each.
(4x10=40)
13. Explain the impeachment procedure of the President of USA.
14. Briefly explain the powers and functions of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
15. Narrate the salient features of the French Constitution
16. Write a short note on the functions of the ‘Plural Executive’ of Switzerland.
17. Define Democracy and point out its significance.
18. Explain the peculiar features of French judiciary.
PART – C
Answer any TWO not exceeding four pages each.
(2x20=40)
19. Discuss the powers and functions of the president of USA.
20. Assess the role of the Prime Minister in the British Legislature.
21. Explain the concept of Federalism and Unitarism with examples.
22. Describe the powers and functions of the Federal Assembly in Switzerland.
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