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v Unicameral: The state legislature which has only Legislative Assembly as
House of People is called as Unicameral.
v Bicameral: The system of legislature which consists of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
is called as Bicameral system.
v Quorum
of the House: One tenth of the total number of members of Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha constitutes
the quorum for a meeting of the House.
v Bill: The law is primarily introduced in the Parliament in the form of ‘bill’ as proposed legislation
under consideration by a legislature.
v Amendment: The constitution of India has a unique provision to make
the Constitution contemporarily relevant for changing conditions and needs but
without changing the basic structure of the doctrine.
v Immunity
of the Member: Exemption of a member from service of legal process and arrest within the
precincts of the House.
v Joint
Session: When there is a special occasion or event of disagreement between the two houses on
certain legislative measures, the Speaker of the House of the people presides
the joint sessions of the parliament to resolve the disagreement.
v Sessions: When the Parliament meet for discussing various agenda and
approving bills, motions with a scheduled meeting is called Session.
v NO
Confidence Motion: This is the procedure to acquire the support of majority of the members in The
Lok Sabha / Legislative Assembly and their confidence to head the government by
a Prime Minister/The Chief Minister. If the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister
lose the confidence of the Lok Sabha/Legislative Assembly, then the entire
government has to quit and face the election.
v Question
Hour : The first hour of a sitting of the House allotted for asking and answering of
questions.
v Quorum
: The minimum number of members required to be present at a sitting of the House or a
Committee for valid transaction of its business. The quorum to constitute a
sitting of the House is one-tenth of the total number of members of the House.
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