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Explain the Following Statement: “The President is a Nominal Head.” - History and Civics

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Explain the following statement:

“The President is a nominal head.”

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It means that in our system of government, it is the Prime Minister who runs the government under a parliamentary from of government. The President is a constitutional head of the Indian Union. He is only a nominal head. The government is run by the Prime Minister and his council of Ministers. The real executive power vests in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.

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Chapter 2.2: The Union Executive - Explain the following statements

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Goyal Brothers Prakashan Focus on History and Civics [English] Class 8
Chapter 2.2 The Union Executive
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