UAE National Studies

Federal government and Constitution

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  1. Which article of the UAE Constitution establishes the five top federal authorities of the state?
  2. What is the highest authority in the United Arab Emirates according to Article 46 of the Constitution?
  3. Who comprises the membership of the Federal Supreme Council of the UAE?
  4. How many members does the Federal National Council have under Article 68 of the UAE Constitution?
  5. How does Article 68 of the UAE Constitution distribute the 40 seats of the Federal National Council among the emirates?
  6. Under Article 49 of the Constitution, what voting majority is required for the Federal Supreme Council to decide substantive matters?
  7. Which constitutional amendment of 1996 made the UAE Constitution permanent instead of temporary?
  8. What is the term of membership of the Federal National Council after Constitutional Amendment 1/2009?
  9. Which federal body is described in the UAE Constitution as the executive organ of the UAE?
  10. Which responsibility falls under the Federal Supreme Court under Article 99 of the UAE Constitution?
  11. Under Article 120 of the UAE Constitution, which matter falls within the exclusive legislative and executive jurisdiction of the UAE federal authorities?
  12. What does Article 122 of the UAE Constitution say about matters not conferred exclusively on the federal authorities?
  13. What is the term of office of the President and Vice President of the UAE under Article 52?
  14. According to Article 147 of the UAE Constitution, what is the status of treaties and agreements concluded by individual Emirates before the Union in 1971?
  15. According to Article 96, what is the maximum number of judges on the bench of the Federal Supreme Court, excluding the President of the Court?
  16. What does Article 7 of the UAE Constitution say about Islam and the Islamic Shari'a?
  17. Under Article 23 of the UAE Constitution, to whom do the natural resources and wealth in each emirate belong?
  18. Under Article 110 of the UAE Constitution, which body prepares a federal bill and sends it to the Federal National Council?
  19. Under Article 141 of the UAE Constitution, which body is set up under the chairmanship of the President of the UAE?
  20. What is the official language of the UAE according to Article 7 of the Constitution?
  21. What majority of the votes of its members present must the Federal National Council give to agree to a draft constitutional amendment under Article 144?
  22. What does Article 104 of the UAE Constitution provide about local judicial authorities?
  23. What does Article 81 of the UAE Constitution say about members of the Federal National Council?
  24. Under Article 146 of the UAE Constitution, how is martial law declared?
  25. What does Article 38 of the UAE Constitution say about the extradition of citizens?
  26. Which emirate's capital was named World Book Capital for 2019 by UNESCO?

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