Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason:

Assertion: Constitutions do not limit the power of government in any way.
Reason: Providing fundamental rights to the citizens is the most common way of limiting the power of government.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The correct answer is Option 3 - The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Assertion: Constitutions do not limit the power of government in any way. (INCORRECT)
Reason: Providing fundamental rights to the citizens is the most common way of limiting the power of government. (CORRECT)

The Assertion is INCORRECT because: Constitutions are the foundation documents of a government that define its structure, powers, and limitations. They establish a framework to prevent the government from becoming too powerful and ensure it operates within specific bounds.

Constitutions limit the power of government in many ways (CORRECT VERSION OF ASSERTION). The most common way of limiting the power of government is to specify certain fundamental rights (REASON) that all of us possess as citizens and which no government can ever be allowed to violate. The exact content and interpretation of these rights varies from constitution to constitution. But most constitutions will protect a basic cluster of rights. Citizens will be protected from being arrested arbitrarily and for no reason. This is one basic limitation upon the power of government. Citizens will normally have the right to some basic liberties: to freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, freedom of association, freedom to conduct a trade or business etc. In practice, these rights can be limited during times of national emergency and the constitution specifies the circumstances under which these rights may be withdrawn.