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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
For 1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment, which option correctly gives the "14th subject"?
A. Money Bill
B. Party discipline in legislatures
C. Power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b)
D. Defection or floor crossing
Correct Answer: D
14th subject: Defection or floor crossing. It strengthened party discipline by penalizing members who defected or voted against party direction in specified matters.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
For 1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment, which option correctly gives the "parliamentary impact"?
A. Defection or floor crossing
B. They can weaken individual legislative independence
C. Money Bill
D. Strengthened the Prime Minister and Parliament
Correct Answer: D
Parliamentary impact: Strengthened the Prime Minister and Parliament. It reduced presidential discretion and restored a more parliamentary balance.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
For 1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment, which option correctly gives the "President 13th"?
A. Nawaz Sharif
B. Farooq Leghari
C. President Pervez Musharraf
D. Asif Ali Zardari
Correct Answer: B
President 13th: Farooq Leghari. Farooq Leghari was President during the early months of Nawaz Sharif's second term.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
For 1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment, which option correctly gives the "PM 13th"?
A. Nawaz Sharif
B. Farooq Leghari
C. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
D. Asif Ali Zardari
Correct Answer: A
Pm 13th: Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif's PML-N held a large parliamentary majority in 1997.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
For 1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment, which option correctly gives the "13th year"?
A. 1999
B. 1995
C. 1997
D. 1992
Correct Answer: C
13th year: 1997. The Thirteenth Amendment was passed in 1997.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Which later amendment substantially revisited Article 63A's procedure?
A. Fourteenth Amendment
B. Eighteenth Amendment
C. Twenty-first Amendment
D. Constitution of 1956
Correct Answer: B
The Eighteenth Amendment revised several constitutional provisions, including anti-defection procedure.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment mainly altered executive balance, while the Fourteenth mainly altered what?
A. They can weaken individual legislative independence
B. Vote of confidence or no-confidence
C. Party discipline in legislatures
D. Constitutional amendment bill
Correct Answer: C
The two amendments addressed different aspects of the political system.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
What criticism has often been made of very strict anti-defection rules?
A. They can weaken individual legislative independence
B. Head of the political party
C. Party discipline in legislatures
D. Money Bill
Correct Answer: A
Strong party control may reduce the autonomy of parliamentarians.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Article 63A also covers party direction on what high-level legislative matter?
A. Constitutional amendment bill
B. Defection or floor crossing
C. They can weaken individual legislative independence
D. Vote of confidence or no-confidence
Correct Answer: A
Votes on constitutional amendments are among the specified cases.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Which category of bill is expressly linked to anti-defection rules?
A. Constitutional amendment bill
B. They can weaken individual legislative independence
C. Money Bill
D. Power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b)
Correct Answer: C
Voting against party direction on a Money Bill can trigger Article 63A consequences.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Anti-defection rules are especially relevant to voting on what type of parliamentary matter?
A. Defection or floor crossing
B. Party discipline in legislatures
C. They can weaken individual legislative independence
D. Vote of confidence or no-confidence
Correct Answer: D
Article 63A covers specified crucial votes including confidence and no-confidence.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Under the 1997 anti-defection framework, whose declaration became central to identifying a defecting member?
A. Head of the political party
B. Defection or floor crossing
C. Power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b)
D. Party discipline in legislatures
Correct Answer: A
The party leadership gained significant disciplinary authority.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Which constitutional article deals with disqualification on grounds of defection?
A. Article 239
B. Article 140A
C. Article 63A
D. Article 19A
Correct Answer: C
Article 63A contains the constitutional anti-defection mechanism.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
What issue was the Fourteenth Amendment primarily designed to address?
A. Vote of confidence or no-confidence
B. Party discipline in legislatures
C. Power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b)
D. Defection or floor crossing
Correct Answer: D
It strengthened party discipline by penalizing members who defected or voted against party direction in specified matters.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
In which year was the Fourteenth Amendment enacted?
A. 1995
B. 1997
C. 1992
D. 2002
Correct Answer: B
The Fourteenth Amendment followed the Thirteenth in 1997.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
What broad constitutional effect did the Thirteenth Amendment have?
A. Power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b)
B. Party discipline in legislatures
C. Strengthened the Prime Minister and Parliament
D. Defection or floor crossing
Correct Answer: C
It reduced presidential discretion and restored a more parliamentary balance.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Who was President when the Thirteenth Amendment was passed?
A. Nawaz Sharif
B. Ghulam Ishaq Khan
C. Ghulam Muhammad
D. Farooq Leghari
Correct Answer: D
Farooq Leghari was President during the early months of Nawaz Sharif's second term.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
Who was Prime Minister when the Thirteenth Amendment was enacted?
A. Farooq Leghari
B. Nawaz Sharif
C. General Zia-ul-Haq
D. Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Correct Answer: B
Nawaz Sharif's PML-N held a large parliamentary majority in 1997.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
What major presidential power did the Thirteenth Amendment remove?
A. They can weaken individual legislative independence
B. Power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b)
C. Defection or floor crossing
D. Money Bill
Correct Answer: B
The amendment curtailed the President's unilateral dissolution power.
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1997 - Constitutional History - 13th and 14th Constitutional Amendment
In which year was the Thirteenth Amendment enacted?
A. 1997
B. 1999
C. 1995
D. 1998
Correct Answer: A
The Thirteenth Amendment was passed in 1997.