Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Constitution: Why And How?

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct?

Statement A- Constitutions limit the power of government in many ways. 
Statement B- Providing fundamental rights to the citizens is the most common way of limiting the power of government.
Statement C- Most constitutions will protect a basic cluster of rights of citizens like the citizens will be protected from being arrested arbitrarily and for no reason. 
Statement D- These fundamental rights cannot be limited during times of national emergency and cannot be withdrawn under any circumstance.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

A, B and C

B, C and D

A, C and D

All the statements are correct

Correct Answer:

A, B and C

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - A, B and C

The correct statements are:

Statement A- Constitutions limit the power of government in many ways. 
Statement B- Providing fundamental rights to the citizens is the most common way of limiting the power of government.
Statement C- Most constitutions will protect a basic cluster of rights of citizens like the citizens will be protected from being arrested arbitrarily and for no reason.

Correction in the incorrect statement D- In practice, these fundamental rights can be limited during times of national emergency and the constitution specifies the circumstances under which these rights may be withdrawn.

 

Constitutions limit the power of government in many ways. The most common way of limiting the power of government is to specify certain fundamental rights 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during times of national emergency and the constitution specifies the circumstances under which these rights may be withdrawn.