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                                                                                                                                                What role does the Parliament play in the functioning of the government?

Answer:

(i) The Parliament of India has two houses: (a) The Lok Sabha (b) The Rajya Sabha.

(ii) The Parliament which is made up of all representatives, controls and guides the government.

(iii) The question hour is an important mechanism through which MPs can elicit information about the working of the government.

(iv) The Parliament also has a significant role in law-making.

(v) The Rajya Sabha functions primarily as the representative of the states of India in the Parliament.

(vi) The Rajya Sabha can also initiate legislation and a bill has to be passed in the Rajya Sabha in order to become a law. It, therefore, has an important role of reviewing and altering the laws initiated by the Lok Sabha.