Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Government Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 37 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The constitution allocates powers as follows: - Legislative exclusive: make laws, levy taxes. - Executive exclusive: conduct foreign policy, command the armed forces. - Judicial exclusive: interpret the constitution, conduct judicial review. - Concurrent (shared): approve the national budget, appoint senior civil servants. Given the statements: (i) The President can appoint senior civil servants without parliamentary approval. (ii) Parliament can pass a law that changes the tax rate. (iii) The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional. Identify which statements are constitutionally correct and state which branch holds the power in each case. Then, if a new amendment transfers the power to conduct foreign policy from the Executive to the Legislature, briefly analyse how this changes the balance of power among the three branches.

Answer Options

A. Statement (i) is correct; (ii) and (iii) are false. The power to conduct foreign policy moving to the Legislature strengthens judicial oversight and diminishes both legislative and executive roles.
B. Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. The power to conduct foreign policy moving to the Legislature has no impact on the balance of power.
Correct Answer C. Statements (ii) and (iii) are correct; (i) is false. The power to conduct foreign policy moving to the Legislature strengthens parliamentary authority and weakens executive independence.
D. Statements (i) and (ii) are correct; (iii) is false. The power to conduct foreign policy moving to the Legislature weakens parliamentary authority and strengthens executive independence.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Statements (ii) and (iii) are correct; (i) is false. The power to conduct foreign policy moving to the Legislature strengthens parliamentary authority and weakens executive independence.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Government Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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