. Vice-President On the pattern of the Constitution of USA, the Indian Constitution provides for the office of the Vice-President of India (Article ). The Vice-President of India occupies the second highest office in the country. Election The Vice-President of India is elected by the elected members of both Houses of Parliament by secret ballot on the basis of proportional representation system, by means of the single transferable vote.
Identify the powers of the President, related to the examples in the given tabular column (executive/legislative/ judicial/financial/emergency) S No. Examples Powers . Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and many other states have been under President’s rule. .
The President appoints our State Governors, Supreme Court and High Court Judges. . The President can summon and dissolve Parliament sessions. .
A ‘Bill’ passed in the Parliament can become an ‘Act’ only after the President’s approval. . The President has the power to reduce the degree of punishment or pardon criminals. .
A right to be informed of all of the nation’s affairs. . The President is always the first to address the Parliament during the budget session. .
The country declares war in the name of the President. . The country’s Ambassadors and High Commissioners are his representatives in foreign land. .
The President causes the presentation of audit report before Parliament.