Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2021 · Polity and Constitution · Question 94

Constitutional government means

  1. a representative government of a nation with federal structure
  2. a government whose Head enjoys nominal powers
  3. a government whose Head enjoys real powers
  4. a government limited by the terms of the Constitution

Answer

a government limited by the terms of the Constitution

(a) Federal structure is not essential to constitutional government; even unitary states can have constitutional government. Verdict: Incorrect.

(b) Nominal powers of the Head relate to parliamentary executive, not the meaning of constitutional government. Verdict: Incorrect.

(c) Real powers of the Head may exist in presidential systems, but that too does not define constitutional government. Verdict: Incorrect.

(d) Constitutional government means government limited and regulated by the Constitution, not arbitrary rule. Verdict: Correct.

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