Lecture-3

Salient Features of IC

Longest written known constitution, it's flexible as well as rigid.
12 schedules, 448 articles in 25 parts, 104 amendments | Jan 25, 2020 |
Original Const 8 schedules, 395 articles
High diversity (geographical factors)
IC is a derivative of Govt of India Act of 1935 *a bulky document*
Constituent Assembly made IC, Constituent Assembly were dominated by Lawyers(they leave no loopholes by using Legal Jargons)
Single Const for both Central and State
Contains Fundamental Principles as well as detailed structure of administration

Non Federal features/Features of Unitarian Federation/Unitarianism

Strong Center
Single Constitution
Single Citizenship
Flexibility of Constitution

India is described as Union of State, it implies 2 things

Indian Federation is not the result of agreement of State
No State can withdraw from this Federalism

Division of Power is vertical, it results in duality of Govt (center and state). We have Quasi-Federation.

Preamble of India: Summary of Constitution Goals -> Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic, Welfare State to secure Justice, Equality, Liberty, Fraternity, Dignity of Individual, Unity and integrity of Nation. Preamble was amended once by 42nd amendment (1976)- 3 words added -> socialist secular integrity

Source of Power- Constitution derives it authority from people of India

Meanings

Sovereign: Independent State, no authority above us, free to conduct our own affairs (external, internal)
Socialist: Sovereign State in which everyone in society equally owns factor of production
Secular: Not concerned with any religion, respect every religion, co-existence of all the religion
Democratic: Power is in hands of citizen, Power(social, economic, supreme) is with us people [monarchy(king/queen-hereditary) and republic(president-people choose)]
Justice: social(equality in front of society), economic(equal opportunity on economy), political(right to vote,freedom to express thought, belief, faith etc)- provided by FR and DPSPs
Equality: absence of special privileges to all sections of society, equality of status (civic, political, economy)
Fraternity: Brotherhood, single citizenship, sense of brotherhood
Dignity of Individual: Every individual personality is different, and should be respected
Unity and Integrity of Nation

Significance of Preamble: Basic philosophy and fundamental values in terms of political, moral, religion on which IC is based, it expresses what we thought of making India as a country, it is an introduction to whole IC.

	Created by Kushagra Kumar about 6 years ago

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