Question

Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons why each of these is true or not true. 

(a) The authority of the rules of the constitution is the same as that of any other law. 

(b) Constitution lays down how different organs of the government will be formed. 

(c) Rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government are laid down in the constitution. 

(d) A constitution is about institutions, not about values.

Answer 1

(a) This is not a true statement since the authority of the rules of the Constitution is much more than that of any other law. 

(b) No, it is not correct because our Constitution lays down how different organs of the Government will be formed. 

(c) This is a correct statement since in our Constitution rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government have been clearly laid down. 

(d) A constitution is about institutions through which different values are being inculcated.