Parliament & State Legislature — KSLU Constitutional Law 2 Notes

Parliament & State Legislature

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    A --> B["Lok Sabha (House of the People)<br/>directly elected; supreme on<br/>Money Bills & govt survival"]:::leaf
    A --> C["Rajya Sabha (Council of States)<br/>represents States; permanent<br/>revising chamber (no dissolution)"]:::leaf
    A --> D["President<br/>(integral part of Parliament —<br/>assent, summons, ordinances)"]:::leaf

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Parliament is bicameral: the directly-elected Lok Sabha, supreme on Money Bills (Art. 110) and on the government’s survival, and the Rajya Sabha, a permanent State-representing revising chamber. Their functions: legislation, control of finance (the Money-Bill procedure), executive accountability (questions, motions, no-confidence) and constitutional amendment. State legislatures mirror this (Legislative Assembly, and a Council where it exists).