Do the State Legislatures have any authority to propose amendments to the Constitution?

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• When can Parliament legislate on a subject in the State List? 1. If Lok Sabha passes a 'resolution by two-thirds majority that it is in national interest to do so. 2. When the legislatures of two or more States request Parliament to legislate on a State subject. 3. Under a proclamation of Emergency.
• Which of the following are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919? 1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces. 2. Introduction of the separate communal electorate for Muslims. 3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces. 4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.
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