Q. With reference to the Presidential Office of India and USA, consider the following statements:
1. Unlike President of USA, Indian President cannot be elected more than twice.
2. Unlike President of USA, Indian President does not have the power of Qualified Veto over the bills passed by the Parliament.
3. Unlike President of USA, Indian President can be naturalised citizen of India to be eligible for the post.
How many statements given above are correct?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
India is the largest democracy in the world. The United States of America is the oldest democracy. Both are democratic republic countries only. But USA follows Presidential form of Government and India is governed by Parliamentary form of Government.
Statement 1 is incorrect. Indian President is eligible for reelection to the office. He can be elected for any number of terms. However, in USA, a person cannot be elected to the office of the President more than twice.
Statement 2 is correct. Qualified Veto is seen in Constitution of the USA. Once a bill is passed by the Congress it is sent to the President for his assent. If he decides to withhold it or does not give his assent, he may send it back to the Congress within 10 days of the bill being presented to him. If the same bill is passed with 2/3rd (extraordinary majority) he has to give his assent. Simply put, this veto can be overridden by the legislature with a higher majority. There is no qualified veto in the case of Indian President; it is possessed by the American President.
Statement 3 is correct. In India both a citizen by birth as well as a naturalized citizen are eligible for the office of President while in USA, only a citizen by birth and not a naturalized citizen is eligible for the office of President.
