What is the other name of our Parliament?
Parliament of India consists of the President and two Houses—the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha)*.
What is another name for the Lok Sabha or lower house of the Indian Parliament?
The Lok Sabha, or House of the People, is the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha.
What are the three main parties?
Today, America is a multi-party system. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the most powerful. Yet other parties, such as the Reform, Libertarian, Socialist, Natural Law, Constitution, and Green Parties can promote candidates in a presidential election.
What is the difference between electorate MP and a list MP?
Electorate MPs: The electorate vote helps decide who will become your electorate MP. The candidate who gets the most votes in an area wins the seat and becomes the electorate MP for that area. List MPs: A list MP is someone who has been elected from a political party’s ‘party list’.
How many electoral seats are there?
Of the current 538 electors, an absolute majority of 270 or more electoral votes is required to elect the president and vice president.
What does MMP stand for?
Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP or MMPR) is a mixed electoral system in which voters get two votes: one to decide the representative for their single-seat constituency, and one for a political party.
What is the MMP 13 enzyme?
Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) is an enzyme that is a member of the MMP extracellular protease family. Extracellular protease enzymes, by virtue of their broad substrate specificities1, play a role in both normal and disease states of tissue proliferation.
What is MMP in business?
The minimum viable product (MVP) and the minimal marketable product (MMP) are two powerful concepts: The MVP helps you test your ideas. The MMP enables you to launch your product faster. This post discusses both concepts together with their relationship.
When did MMP start?
MMP was introduced after a referendum in 1993. MMP replaced the first-past-the-post (FPP) system New Zealand had previously used for most of its history.
Why did New Zealand switch to MMP?
1992 electoral system referendum In 1992, a non-binding referendum was held on whether or not FPP should be replaced by a new, more proportional voting system. This led New Zealanders to vote overwhelmingly for change (84.7%) and to indicate a clear and overwhelming preference for the MMP alternative (70.5%).
Why did New Zealand change from FPP to MMP?
The campaign to change the country’s voting system from first-past-the-post to MMP (mixed member proportional representation) was mounted by people who wanted a Parliament which was more responsive to different interest groups. In a 1993 referendum, New Zealand voters supported the change.