A. To suggest candidates for appointment to various offices
B. To suggest legislative measures which the legislature is not enacting
C. To reject the laws passed b the legislature
D. To seek judicial opinion regarding the constitutionality of laws enacted by the legislature
Related Mcqs:
- Referendum is a device of direct democracy, which authorises the people:
A. To direct the Legislature to enact laws desired by them
B. To demand reference of laws passed by the legislature to people
C. To refer the bill to the Court to ascertain its constitutional validity
D. To request the head of the state to withhold signature on the bill passed bythe legislature - Who said that democracy is the Government of the people for the people and by the people?
A. Lincoln
B. Bryce
C. Dicey
D. Herodotus - Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Lord Bryce
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Laski - Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
A. Woodrow
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Laski
D. Gandhi - Plebiscite is a device of democracy used for:
A. Enactment of laws
B. Ascertaining the views of people on a policy matter of public importance
C. Appointment of civil servants
D. Appointment of judges - Direct democracy is not possible in modern times because:
A. People are indifferent towards the affairs of state
B. Political parties are opposed to it
C. Propertied classes are opposed to it
D. Of the practical difficulties posed by the size and population of modem states - There are a number of devices of direct democracy. The two most popular of these devices are:
A. Referendum and initiative
B. Elections and Political Parties
C. Political Parties and Press
D. Landsgemeinde and Parliament - Land of direct democracy is ___________?
A. India
B. East Germany
C. USSR
D. France
E. Switzerland - Out of the following who championed the cause of direct democracy?
A. Stalin
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Rousseau
D. Herbert Spancer - Direct democracy associated with: ___________?
A. Russia
B. Britain
C. India
D. Greece
