History & Civics
State two executive and two judicial powers of the President. Under what circumstances can the President proclaim a state of emergency?
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Two Executive powers of the President are:
- He appoints the Prime Minister and Union Ministers.
- He is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces.
Two Judicial powers of the President are:
- He is not answerable to any court of law for the exercise of his powers, except in case of impeachment in Parliament.
- He can pardon, remit or suspend a sentence of punishment given by a court martial or a death sentence passed by the court.
The President can declare Emergency when -
- the security of India is threatened by external aggression or internal rebellion.
- there is a breakdown of the Constitutional machinery in a state.
- the financial stability of the country is threatened.
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