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Question
Explain the reason for requiring a special majority for amending the Constitution.
Solution
A special majority is required for amending the Constitution to make the process of amendment difficult. This is done to ensure that political parties do not pass amendments arbitrarily and any proposed amendment has the support of more than half the number of members of the actual strength of the house and not simply those that are present in the house. The special majority is inclined towards building broad support among parliamentarians on issues of the amendment.
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Write True / False against the following statement.
Elected representatives alone have the power to amend the Constitution.
Write True / False against the following statement.
The Parliament can amend any section of the Constitution.
Write True / False against the following statement.
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a. Voters
b. President of India
c. State Legislatures
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c. Judiciary has defined which aspects of the Constitution can be termed as the basic structure and which cannot.
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