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POLITY READY RECKONER
INDEX
Sl. No. Topic Page No.
1. Salient Features 1–3
2. Schedules, Sources of the Constitution 3–4
3. Preamble 5–6
4. Union and Its Territory 6–7
5. Citizenship 7–8
6. Fundamental Rights 8 – 16
7. DPSP 17 – 18
8. Fundamental Duties 19 – 19
9. Amendments of the Constitution 19 – 20
10. Basic Structure 20 – 20
11. Federal System 21 – 21
12. Emergency Provisions 22 – 25
13. Centre and State Relations 25 – 29
14. Inter - State Relations 29 – 30
15. Executive 30 – 37
16. Legislature 38 – 50
17. Judiciary 50 – 54
18. Local Government 54 – 60
19. Union Territories 60 – 63
20 Constitutional Bodies 64 – 67
21. Non Constitutional Bodies 67 – 70
22. Miscellaneous 70 – 70
23. Historical Background 71 - 72
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Flexibility: (From British
1. Salient Features of the Constitution).
Constitution Simple majority
1. Lengthiest Written Constitution 3. Federal System with Unitary
Presently (Originally) about 465 Bias
(395) Articles [divided into 25 (22) Features of a Federation,
Parts] and 12 (8) Schedules. viz., dual government,
Reasons: 1. Geographical division of powers, written
Factors: India’s vastness and Constitution, supremacy of
diversity. Constitution, rigidity of
2. Historical Factors: Influence Constitution, independent
of GoI Act, 1935. judiciary and bicameralism.
3. Single Constitution: Union + Features of Unitary, viz,
State strong centre, single
4. Domination of legal luminaries. constitution, single
citizenship, integrated
1. Drawn From Various Sources judiciary, appointment of
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Governor by the centre, AIS,
Constitution of India has been emergency provisions etc.
framed after ‘ransacking all
the known Constitutions of 4. Parliamentary Form of
the World'. Government: Co-operation and
Structural part: derived Co-ordination between legislature
from the GoI Act, 1935 and executive organs.
Philosophical part derived
Features:
from the American and Irish
Presence of nominal and real
Constitutions respectively.
executives
Political Part: FromBritish
Majority party rule
Constitution.
Collective responsibility of the
2. Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility executive to the legislature
Rigidity: (From America) Double membership of
a) Special majority of the ministers
Parliament (2/3 of present Leadership of the prime
and voting + supported by minister or the chief minister
more than 50% of total Collective Responsibility
strength) b) special Dissolution of the lower House
majority of the Parliament (Lok Sabha or Assembly)
and with the ratification by
half of the total states with
simple majority.
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5. Synthesis of Parliamentary FR’s are enforceable by
Sovereignty and Judicial courts through writs
Supremacy
Synthesis between the 8. Directive Principles of State
British principle of Policy: Part – IV (Art 36 – 51)
parliamentary sovereignty Meant for promoting the
and the American principle ideal of social and economic
of judicial supremacy democracy
Power of judicial review. Aim to establish welfare state
Constitutional amendment Non-justiciable in nature
power with Parliament.
Classified into 3 categories:
6. Integrated and Independent 1. Socialist
Judiciary 2. Gandhian
Supreme Court - guarantor 3. Liberal-Intellectual
of the fundamental rights of
9. Fundamental Duties (Total: 11):
the citizens and the guardian
Part IV-A & Article 51 A
of the Constitution
Serve as a reminder that
Integrated: SC + HC + Lower
rights and duties are
Courts enforce both union
correlative
and state laws
42nd Constitutional
Independent: Security of
Amendment Act of 1976
tenure of judges of SC and
(recommendation of the
HC, all expenses of HC and
Swaran Singh Committee.)
SC are charged on
consolidated Fund etc. Addition of one more FD -
The 86th Constitutional
7. Fundamental Rights Part-III Amendment Act of 2002
(Article 12-35) Non-justiciable in nature
Right to Equality (Articles
14–18) 10. A Secular State
Right to Freedom (Articles No official religion of the
19–22) state
Right against Exploitation Western concept of
(Articles 23–24) Secularism: complete
Right to Freedom of Religion separation between religion
(Articles 25–28) and the state
Cultural and Educational Indian concept of
Rights (Articles 29–30) Secularism: giving respect to
Right to Constitutional all religions or protecting all
Remedies (Article 32) religions equally
FR’s aim to promote political The word ‘Secular’ was
democracy added to the Preamble - 42nd
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RRP (Prelims)
POLITY READY RECKONER
INDEX
Sl. No. Topic Page No.
1. Salient Features 1–3
2. Schedules, Sources of the Constitution 3–4
3. Preamble 5–6
4. Union and Its Territory 6–7
5. Citizenship 7–8
6. Fundamental Rights 8 – 16
7. DPSP 17 – 18
8. Fundamental Duties 19 – 19
9. Amendments of the Constitution 19 – 20
10. Basic Structure 20 – 20
11. Federal System 21 – 21
12. Emergency Provisions 22 – 25
13. Centre and State Relations 25 – 29
14. Inter - State Relations 29 – 30
15. Executive 30 – 37
16. Legislature 38 – 50
17. Judiciary 50 – 54
18. Local Government 54 – 60
19. Union Territories 60 – 63
20 Constitutional Bodies 64 – 67
21. Non Constitutional Bodies 67 – 70
22. Miscellaneous 70 – 70
23. Historical Background 71 - 72
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Flexibility: (From British
1. Salient Features of the Constitution).
Constitution Simple majority
1. Lengthiest Written Constitution 3. Federal System with Unitary
Presently (Originally) about 465 Bias
(395) Articles [divided into 25 (22) Features of a Federation,
Parts] and 12 (8) Schedules. viz., dual government,
Reasons: 1. Geographical division of powers, written
Factors: India’s vastness and Constitution, supremacy of
diversity. Constitution, rigidity of
2. Historical Factors: Influence Constitution, independent
of GoI Act, 1935. judiciary and bicameralism.
3. Single Constitution: Union + Features of Unitary, viz,
State strong centre, single
4. Domination of legal luminaries. constitution, single
citizenship, integrated
1. Drawn From Various Sources judiciary, appointment of
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Governor by the centre, AIS,
Constitution of India has been emergency provisions etc.
framed after ‘ransacking all
the known Constitutions of 4. Parliamentary Form of
the World'. Government: Co-operation and
Structural part: derived Co-ordination between legislature
from the GoI Act, 1935 and executive organs.
Philosophical part derived
Features:
from the American and Irish
Presence of nominal and real
Constitutions respectively.
executives
Political Part: FromBritish
Majority party rule
Constitution.
Collective responsibility of the
2. Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility executive to the legislature
Rigidity: (From America) Double membership of
a) Special majority of the ministers
Parliament (2/3 of present Leadership of the prime
and voting + supported by minister or the chief minister
more than 50% of total Collective Responsibility
strength) b) special Dissolution of the lower House
majority of the Parliament (Lok Sabha or Assembly)
and with the ratification by
half of the total states with
simple majority.
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5. Synthesis of Parliamentary FR’s are enforceable by
Sovereignty and Judicial courts through writs
Supremacy
Synthesis between the 8. Directive Principles of State
British principle of Policy: Part – IV (Art 36 – 51)
parliamentary sovereignty Meant for promoting the
and the American principle ideal of social and economic
of judicial supremacy democracy
Power of judicial review. Aim to establish welfare state
Constitutional amendment Non-justiciable in nature
power with Parliament.
Classified into 3 categories:
6. Integrated and Independent 1. Socialist
Judiciary 2. Gandhian
Supreme Court - guarantor 3. Liberal-Intellectual
of the fundamental rights of
9. Fundamental Duties (Total: 11):
the citizens and the guardian
Part IV-A & Article 51 A
of the Constitution
Serve as a reminder that
Integrated: SC + HC + Lower
rights and duties are
Courts enforce both union
correlative
and state laws
42nd Constitutional
Independent: Security of
Amendment Act of 1976
tenure of judges of SC and
(recommendation of the
HC, all expenses of HC and
Swaran Singh Committee.)
SC are charged on
consolidated Fund etc. Addition of one more FD -
The 86th Constitutional
7. Fundamental Rights Part-III Amendment Act of 2002
(Article 12-35) Non-justiciable in nature
Right to Equality (Articles
14–18) 10. A Secular State
Right to Freedom (Articles No official religion of the
19–22) state
Right against Exploitation Western concept of
(Articles 23–24) Secularism: complete
Right to Freedom of Religion separation between religion
(Articles 25–28) and the state
Cultural and Educational Indian concept of
Rights (Articles 29–30) Secularism: giving respect to
Right to Constitutional all religions or protecting all
Remedies (Article 32) religions equally
FR’s aim to promote political The word ‘Secular’ was
democracy added to the Preamble - 42nd
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