Civics - Class 8

Q1. What are the different branches of the legal system?

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Mention the branches of the legal system.

 

Q2. What do you understand by law?

 

Q3. What does judiciary mean?

 

Q4. What is the appellate system?

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Write two sentences of what you understand about the appellate system.

 

Q5. How is the work of the judiciary categorized?

 

Q6. In what ways is the Supreme Court, the guardian of Fundamental Rights?

 

Q7. How can we say that Indian Judiciary is independent?

 

Q8. India has an integrated judicial system. Explain

 

Q9. In the following illustration, fill in each tier with the judgments given by the various courts in the Sudha Goel case. Check your responses with others in class.

 

Q10. What is Public Interest Litigation in India?

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What is PIL? State the objectives of introducing PIL.

 

Q11. List two reasons why you believe an independent judiciary is essential to democracy.

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What is the need of an independent judiciary in a democracy?

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You read that one of the main functions of the judiciary is ‘upholding the law and Enforcing Fundamental Rights’. Why do you think an independent judiciary is necessary to carry out this important function?

 

Q12. Write a brief note on the independence of the judiciary.