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Question
The Union Legislature comprises the President and the two houses of the Parliament.
With reference to the Parliament, answer the following question:
Mention any three legislative powers of the Union Parliament.
Solution
- The parliament is a law-making body and it is considered as the centre of all democratic political process. It has exclusive powers to make laws on all subjects listed in union list and concurrent list.
- The parliament can control finances by debating the budget. For example: fiscal policy.
- It serves as an arbitrary power of the executive and judicial branches of government.
- The union system of government becomes a unitary one during a national emergency by giving parliament the authority to enact laws on the 66 State List subjects. Furthermore, the parliament is consulted on all state money bills before they are approved.
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