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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
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ü Indian
ü It
Constitution is a written Constitution.
is the largest Constitution. It is because ü It
incorporated all the experiences gathered from the working of the all the known
constitutions in the World. ü To
avoid all defects and loopholes that might be anticipated from the light of
other constitutions c onstitutions.. ü To
minimize uncertainty.
ü Majority
of the provisions were borrowed from the GOI (Government of India)
act 1935 193 5 because people were familiar familiar with the existing system. ü It
is explained in detail manner otherwise the new democracy may be jeopardized
(make vulnerable, risk). ü Vastness
of the country.
ü Multifarious ü The
challenges challenges in the country. c ountry.
division division of powers between bet ween the union and states state s is so exhaustive.
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ü It
is a single Constitution for the entire country except for Jammu and Kashmir.
INDIAN CONSTITUTION IS BOTH RIGID AND FLEXIBLE.
ü It
is rigid, means there a special procedure for amending the Constitution.
ü It
is flexible, means that with an ordinary procedure some areas in the constitution can
be amended.
FEDERAL SYSTEM : ü It ü
means the division of powers between centre and states.
remember the word “Federation” is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution).
ü Though
India is a federation it also has unitary features.
PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT: ü
This forms talks about the presence of nominal ( Dejure) and real (defacto)
executives. ü Majority
party rule.
ü Collective
responsibility to the Lok Sabha.
ü Leadership ü The
of the Prime Minister (Chief Minister at the state level).
dissolution of Lok Sabha. (This type of government is present at both central
and state levels).
Fundamental rights: ü These
are for the promotion of political democracy. T
ü These
are justiciable i.e they are enforceable by the courts for their violation.
KALYAN SIR: SALIENT FEATURES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
ü Originally ü Through
7 fundamental rights were mentioned in the constitution.
the 44th amendment ‘Right To Property’ has been deleted from the list
of Fundamental Rights. ü At
present only 6 fundamental rights are mentioned.
DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY (DPSP): ü They
seek to establish welfare state in India.
ü These
are non-justiciable. (Cannot be challenged in the court of law)
(*In the Minerva Mills case of 1980 the Supreme Court held that the Indian Constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance between the Fundamental Rights and DPSP).
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES: ü Added ü They ü Part
through 42nd amendment in the year 1976.
were added on the recommendations of swaran Singh Committee.
IV A was added for accommodating Fundamental Duties.
ü Originally ü
10 Fundamental Duties were added.
11th Fundamental Duty was added in the year 2002 through the 86th Constitutional amendment.
ü At
present 11 fundamental duties are mentioned in part IVA.
SECULAR STATE: ü (Equal ü The
respect to all religions).
Constitution does not uphold the any particular religion as the official religion.
KALYAN SIR: SALIENT FEATURES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
d.
Distribution of powers between the centre and the states
(Answer: D)
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2 Comments
vishnumurthy
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a question asked in upsc recently human rights are 1)interrelated 2)indivisible 3)interdependent select the correct option A)1,2,3 B)1 AND 3 ONLY C)1 AND 2 ONLY D)2 AND 3 ONLY •
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Shashank Singh
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i think it sholud be option B ...because every c itizen of India w hile belongs to other religion hav ing the sam e rights to fallow h is religion as others...... •
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