CSS Constitutional Law Past Paper 2010
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2 “Despite parliamentary form of governments in India and Pakistan, the presidents of both the countries stand poles apart from each other.” Discuss.
Q.3 “Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 just adorn the legislation, but in fact are far from being actually practiced.” Do you agree?
Q.4 “Paradoxically, the special position of Islam in the Constitution of Pakistan has proved less problematic.” Discuss.
Q.5 “The right not to be deprived of one’s life or liberty without the authority of law was not the creation of the Constitution. Such right existed before the Constitution came into force.” Discuss in the light of the statement, the protection afforded to personal freedom under the Constitution of India and Pakistan.
Q.6 “The power and jurisdiction of parliament, says Sir Edward Coke, is so transcendent and absolute, that it cannot be confined, either for causes or persons, within any bounds.” Discuss.
Q.7 “In many continental countries, and notably in France, there exists a scheme of administrative law known to the Frenchmen as droit administratif – which rests on ideas foreign to the fundamental assumption of our English Common law and especially to what we have termed the rule of law.” Discuss.
Q.8 Discuss the election, powers, and removal of the President of the U.S.A.