A. A person who has legal right to govern and command obedience.
B. A person who is authorised by Parliament to rule the country
C. A person in whom the entire authority is vested by the constitution but does not make use of that power
D. The constitutional ruler of state
Related Mcqs:
- De-jure and De-facto sovereign are: _____________?
A. Contradictory to each other
B. Complementary to each other
C. Not related to each other
D. None of the above is true - The de facto and de jure sovereignty:
A. Are opposed to each other
B. Can exist side by side
C. Have no relation with each other
D. Are acquired with the help of force - De facto sovereign refers to:_____________?
A. A person who is the lawful ruler of the country
B. King who has lawfully inherited to the throne
C. A person or body of persons who actually exercise power
D. None of the above - A sovereign in the state who simply heads the state is technically called:____________?
A. Absolute sovereign
B. De facto sovereign
C. Political sovereign
D. Titular sovereign - The Legal Sovereign has to bow before the:____________?
A. Real sovereign
B. Political sovereign
C. Popular sovereignty
D. None of the above - Locke’s sovereign: ____________?
A. Was above all laws
B. Was bound by the laws given by him
C. Was main source of original laws
D. None of these - The main function of the sovereign, according to Locke was: ____________?
A. To enact laws
B. To modify the laws according to needs of time
C. To enforce the laws
D. To interpret the laws - Who said “No sovereign has any where possessed unlimited power; and the attempt to exert it has always resulted in the establishment of safeguards”?
A. Sir Henry Maine
B. Hobbes
C. Bodin
D. Laski - Titular Sovereign means:
A. A person who enjoys absolute powers and is not accountable to any one
B. A person who is vested with all sovereign powers by the constitution but whose powers does someone else enjoy
C. A person who enjoys all the powers vested in him by the constitution
D. A sovereign elected by the Parliament - By Titular sovereign we mean:______________?
A. An absolute sovereign
B. A sovereign in name
C. None of both
D. None of these
