Constitutional Design quiz

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for about:

The Indian Constitution came into force on:

The Chairman of the Drafting Committee was:

Apartheid was a system of racial discrimination in:

The Constituent Assembly had how many members after partition?

The Preamble begins with the words:

India is a republic because:

In 1928, a constitution for India was drafted by:

The party that led the struggle against apartheid was the:

The Indian Constitution was adopted on:

Why do we need a constitution? Give two reasons. (2 marks)

How did apartheid affect the black people of South Africa? (2 marks)

What fears did the black majority and the white minority have when making the new constitution? (2 marks)

What was the Karachi resolution of 1931? (2 marks)

Name two leaders whose ideas influenced the Constitution. (2 marks)

What is meant by liberty in the Preamble? (2 marks)

What is meant by equality in the Preamble? (2 marks)

Why is the Constituent Assembly considered to represent the people of India? (2 marks)

Why was the Constitution adopted in 1949 but implemented only in 1950? (2 marks)

What did Mahatma Gandhi want the Constitution to achieve? (2 marks)

The Constituent Assembly met for 114 days spread over about three years. If each meeting day had about 5 hours of discussion, find the total hours of discussion. (3 marks)

The Indian Constitution came into force in 1950. In which year did it complete 75 years? How many years after independence did it come into force? (3 marks)

In a constituent assembly of 299 members, a decision needs a two-thirds majority of members present and voting. If 270 members vote, how many votes are needed? (3 marks)

Arrange in order: Nelson Mandela becomes President, Mandela sent to prison, Mandela released from prison, new South African constitution adopted. Write the year of each. (3 marks)

Suppose South Africa's population was about 4 crore at the end of apartheid and about 76% were black, 13% white, 9% coloured and 2% of Indian origin. Find the number of people in each group. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In South Africa, black people were forbidden from living in white areas, and separate trains, buses, hospitals and schools existed for whites and blacks. After years of struggle, the government changed its policies. (i) Name this system. (ii) Who led the struggle against it? (iii) Why did the government finally change its policies? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. The Constituent Assembly discussed every clause of the draft constitution. Members represented different regions, languages, castes and religions. The debates were recorded in many volumes. (i) Why were the debates recorded? (ii) Why was it important that the members came from different groups? (iii) Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. The Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic and promises justice, liberty, equality and fraternity to all citizens. (i) What does sovereign mean? (ii) What does fraternity mean? (iii) Why is the Preamble used to judge laws? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Nelson Mandela said at his trial: I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society. (i) What ideal did Mandela express? (ii) Why did he oppose black domination too? (iii) How was this ideal reflected in the new constitution? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Since 1950, the Indian Constitution has been amended many times by Parliament to meet new needs, such as lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. (i) What is an amendment? (ii) Why are amendments needed? (iii) Give one example of an amendment. (5 marks)

Draw a timeline of the making of the Indian Constitution from 1928 to 1950. Explain the contributions of the national movement to its values. (6 marks)

Draw a chart showing the values in the Preamble. Explain each with an example. (6 marks)

Draw a flowchart showing the struggle against apartheid and the making of South Africa's constitution. Explain what it teaches about constitutional design. (6 marks)

Draw a chart showing the functions of a constitution. Explain each with examples. (6 marks)

Draw a diagram showing how the Constituent Assembly worked, from elections to drafting committee to adoption. Explain why the Constitution has been accepted by people. (6 marks)