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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet: "dissolution power" corresponds to ______.
A. Article 2A
B. Article 63A
C. Article 58(2)(b)
D. Article 140A
Correct Answer: C
Article 58(2)(b) is the correct completion. Article 58(2)(b) authorized presidential dissolution under specified conditions.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet: "president" corresponds to ______.
A. General Zia-ul-Haq
B. Muhammad Khan Junejo
C. Farooq Leghari
D. Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Correct Answer: A
General Zia-ul-Haq is the correct completion. The amendment constitutionalized important elements of Zia's political order.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet: "year" corresponds to ______.
A. 1985
B. 1990
C. 1983
D. 1975
Correct Answer: A
1985 is the correct completion. The Eighth Amendment was enacted in 1985 during General Zia-ul-Haq's rule.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "From parliamentary supremacy toward a stronger presidency" is associated with which tested detail?
A. historical significance
B. post-Zia use
C. restoration later
D. 1996 use
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "historical significance". It created a semi-presidential imbalance within the parliamentary framework.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Non-party basis" is associated with which tested detail?
A. restoration later
B. partyless context
C. Objectives Resolution
D. removal again
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "partyless context". The 1985 elections were held without formal party labels.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Seventeenth Amendment" is associated with which tested detail?
A. restoration later
B. 1993 crisis
C. Objectives Resolution
D. historical significance
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "restoration later". The Seventeenth Amendment restored Article 58(2)(b) in a modified constitutional arrangement.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Thirteenth Amendment" is associated with which tested detail?
A. repeal
B. parliamentary effect
C. 1988 dismissal
D. year
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "repeal". The Thirteenth Amendment curtailed the President's power to dissolve the National Assembly.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Farooq Leghari" is associated with which tested detail?
A. 1996 use
B. validation
C. restoration later
D. year
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "1996 use". President Farooq Leghari used Article 58(2)(b) in November 1996.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Ghulam Ishaq Khan" is associated with which tested detail?
A. removal again
B. repeal
C. post-Zia use
D. parliamentary effect
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "post-Zia use". President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed the PPP government in August 1990.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Muhammad Khan Junejo" is associated with which tested detail?
A. parliamentary effect
B. historical significance
C. post-Zia use
D. 1988 dismissal
Correct Answer: D
The tested detail is "1988 dismissal". Zia dissolved the National Assembly and dismissed Junejo's government in May 1988.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "It increased presidential leverage over elected governments" is associated with which tested detail?
A. dissolution power
B. parliamentary effect
C. 1988 dismissal
D. partyless context
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "parliamentary effect". The power was used repeatedly to dismiss governments between 1988 and 1996.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Validated them constitutionally" is associated with which tested detail?
A. president
B. Objectives Resolution
C. validation
D. post-Zia use
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "validation". It provided constitutional protection to a range of laws and measures taken during the martial-law period.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "Article 58(2)(b)" is associated with which tested detail?
A. 1993 crisis
B. dissolution power
C. repeal
D. president
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "dissolution power". Article 58(2)(b) authorized presidential dissolution under specified conditions.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "General Zia-ul-Haq" is associated with which tested detail?
A. dissolution power
B. repeal
C. president
D. 1996 use
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "president". The amendment constitutionalized important elements of Zia's political order.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Within 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet, the answer "1985" is associated with which tested detail?
A. year
B. 1996 use
C. Objectives Resolution
D. 1993 crisis
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "year". The Eighth Amendment was enacted in 1985 during General Zia-ul-Haq's rule.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Which pairing is correct for the "historical significance" aspect of 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet?
A. historical significance — Validated them constitutionally
B. historical significance — It increased presidential leverage over elected governments
C. historical significance — Non-party basis
D. historical significance — From parliamentary supremacy toward a stronger presidency
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "historical significance — From parliamentary supremacy toward a stronger presidency". It created a semi-presidential imbalance within the parliamentary framework.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Which pairing is correct for the "partyless context" aspect of 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet?
A. partyless context — From parliamentary supremacy toward a stronger presidency
B. partyless context — It increased presidential leverage over elected governments
C. partyless context — Non-party basis
D. partyless context — Validated them constitutionally
Correct Answer: C
The correct match is "partyless context — Non-party basis". The 1985 elections were held without formal party labels.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Which pairing is correct for the "Objectives Resolution" aspect of 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet?
A. Objectives Resolution — Article 63A
B. Objectives Resolution — Article 140A
C. Objectives Resolution — Article 2A
D. Objectives Resolution — Article 58(2)(b)
Correct Answer: C
The correct match is "Objectives Resolution — Article 2A". Article 2A made the Objectives Resolution substantive constitutional text.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Which pairing is correct for the "removal again" aspect of 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet?
A. removal again — Seventeenth Amendment
B. removal again — Eighteenth Amendment
C. removal again — Constitution of 1956
D. removal again — Thirteenth Amendment
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "removal again — Eighteenth Amendment". The Eighteenth Amendment restored a more parliamentary balance.
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1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendment
Which pairing is correct for the "restoration later" aspect of 1985 - Constitutional History - 8th Constitutional Amendmet?
A. restoration later — Eighteenth Amendment
B. restoration later — Seventeenth Amendment
C. restoration later — Thirteenth Amendment
D. restoration later — Eighth Amendment
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "restoration later — Seventeenth Amendment". The Seventeenth Amendment restored Article 58(2)(b) in a modified constitutional arrangement.