Directive Principles of State Policy – 1

The Directive Principles of State Policy are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 511. The framers of the Constitution borrowed this idea from the Irish Constitution of 1937, which had copied it from the Spanish Constitution. Dr B R Ambedkar described these principles as ‘novel features’ of the Indian Constitution. […]

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Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution

Though the rights and duties of the citizens are correlative and inseparable, the original constitution contained only the fundamental rights and not the fundamental duties. However, they incorporated the duties of the State in the Constitution in the form of Directive Principles of State Polity. Later in 1976, the fundamental duties of citizens were added […]

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Sources, background and structure of Indian Constitution

1.)    What are Major Sources of Indian Constitution? The Indian Constitution is borrowed from almost all the major countries of the world but has its own unique features too. MAJOR SOURCES ARE: 1.government of Indian act of 1935. 2.British Constitution 3.US Constitution 4.Irish Constitution 5.Canadian Constitution 6.Canadian Constitution 7. Constitution of Germany 8. French Constitution 9.South African Constitution 10.Japanese […]

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Indian Constitution

Citizenship   6) How are citizenship divided? A: Citizenship are divided into two. They are: Citizen   7) How are aliens divided? A: Aliens are divided into two. They are: Friendly aliens Enemy aliens.   8)  Who are aliens in a country? A: Aliens behave in two ways. They are: People of friendly country will […]

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Sources for Indian constitution

What are the sources for government of India act, 1935? A: The sources for government of India act, 1935 are: Federal Scheme Office if governor Public service commission.   What are the major sources for British constitution? A: The major sources for British constitution are: A Parliamentary form of government The idea of single citizenship […]

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Indian Constitution – Administrative Relations

Articles 256 to 263 in Part XI of the Constitution deal with the administrative relations between the Centre and the states. In addition, there are various other articles pertaining to the same matter. Distribution of Executive Powers The executive power has been divided between the Centre and the states on the lines of the distribution […]

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Federal system of Government

Governments are classified into unitary and federal on the basis of the nature of relations between the national government and the regional governments. By definition, a unitary government is one in which all the powers are vested in the national government and the regional governments, if at all exist, derive their authority from the national […]

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