CBSE Class 8 Social Science, Chapter 6: The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive
NCERT Exploring Society: India and Beyond Part 1, pages 139–162. 17 topics, about 7 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages
- Introductionpages 139–140
- Introductionpage 141
- Composition of the Parliament of Indiapages 142–143
- Functionpages 143–145
- Legislative Functions of the Parliamentpage 145
- 1) Constitutional functionpage 145
- 2) Lawmakingpage 146
- From bill to act – the process of lawmaking in the Parliamentpages 147–148
- 3) Executive accountabilitypages 148–150
- 4) Financial accountabilitypage 151
- Executive Functions of Parliamentpage 151
- 1) The Presidentpage 151
- 2) The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministerspages 152–153
- The Judiciary — Role of Checks and Balancespages 154–155
- Legislative and Executive Functions at the State Levelpages 155–156
- Structure of State Legislaturespage 157
- Challenges to the Effective Functioning of the Legislaturespages 157–161
Teach this chapter at home
- A day-by-day plan with the exact textbook pages for each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask, written from the NCERT chapter.
- A quiz at the end and a written task you can check with a photo of the notebook.
Textbook pages follow the 2026-27 NCERT print and can differ by a page or two in older prints. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with NCERT or CBSE.