UPSC IAS PRELIMS 2023 | INDIAN POLITY |
DEMO CLASS | IAS English
IAS : English
Today in IAS' UPSC IAS PRELIMS 2023 - Indian Polity Demo Class, I
will be discussing the sources of the Indian Constitution and
providing some memory techniques to help you recall this
information during the exam. will give you an insight into
Constitution and Polity - what is Constitution and what is Polity? The
state includes the government, union government, state
government, local government, any statutory or non-statutory body
established by any law and even private agencies that act as an
instrument of state. For it to be considered a state, it must have a
defined territory, a permanent population, sovereign government
and the capacity to conduct international relations. Constitution
ensures that all laws and regulations must be in accordance with it.
Federalism implies that there are multiple levels of governments -
central, state and local; this is an essential feature of federalism.
Constitution is theory but polity is practice; when the Constitution
comes into practice, it becomes a political system. It provides
certain protections to citizens known as fundamental rights. Lastly,
democracy implies Rule of the People by the People and for the
People.
The Rule of Law is a fundamental principle of governance and is
characterized by the supremacy of law, quality of law, equality
before law, and an independent Judiciary to enforce the law.
Democracy is defined as the rule of the People by the people and for
the people; however, North Korea, officially known as the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is anything but
democratic. The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26 November
1949, coming into full force on 26 January 1950 after two years,
eleven months and eighteen days of deliberation. The Constitution
originally contained 395 articles arranged in 22 parts and eight
schedules in Hindi. It is also important to note that our Indian
Constitution is based on the Government of India Act 1935, which
was itself very bulky. Consequently, our Indian Constitution has
become very voluminous and bulky.
The Government of India Act 1935 proposed a federation of British
provinces and princely states, though it never came into effect. This
DEMO CLASS | IAS English
IAS : English
Today in IAS' UPSC IAS PRELIMS 2023 - Indian Polity Demo Class, I
will be discussing the sources of the Indian Constitution and
providing some memory techniques to help you recall this
information during the exam. will give you an insight into
Constitution and Polity - what is Constitution and what is Polity? The
state includes the government, union government, state
government, local government, any statutory or non-statutory body
established by any law and even private agencies that act as an
instrument of state. For it to be considered a state, it must have a
defined territory, a permanent population, sovereign government
and the capacity to conduct international relations. Constitution
ensures that all laws and regulations must be in accordance with it.
Federalism implies that there are multiple levels of governments -
central, state and local; this is an essential feature of federalism.
Constitution is theory but polity is practice; when the Constitution
comes into practice, it becomes a political system. It provides
certain protections to citizens known as fundamental rights. Lastly,
democracy implies Rule of the People by the People and for the
People.
The Rule of Law is a fundamental principle of governance and is
characterized by the supremacy of law, quality of law, equality
before law, and an independent Judiciary to enforce the law.
Democracy is defined as the rule of the People by the people and for
the people; however, North Korea, officially known as the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is anything but
democratic. The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26 November
1949, coming into full force on 26 January 1950 after two years,
eleven months and eighteen days of deliberation. The Constitution
originally contained 395 articles arranged in 22 parts and eight
schedules in Hindi. It is also important to note that our Indian
Constitution is based on the Government of India Act 1935, which
was itself very bulky. Consequently, our Indian Constitution has
become very voluminous and bulky.
The Government of India Act 1935 proposed a federation of British
provinces and princely states, though it never came into effect. This
