3 salient features of the Indian constitution Flashcards
which amendment act is aka mini constitution
42nd amendment act 1976
when was keshvanand bharati case
1973
which is the lengthiest written constitution in the world
indian constitution
how many articles did the indian constitution have originally in 1949 in how many parts
395 articles in 22 parts
and 8 schedules
which part of the constitution has been deleted
part 7
used to deal with the states in part b of the first schedule
when was the part 7 of the constitution removed
by 7th amendment act 1956
which schedules were added after the constitution was made
schedules 9, 10, 11 and 12
what were the factors responsible for the elephantine size of our constitution
a. geographical factors like the diversity of the country and its vastness
b. historical factors like the influence of goi act 1935
c. single constitution for centre and state
d. dominance of legal luminaries in the constituent assembly
who said that the constitution of india has been framed after ransacking all the known constitutions of the world
BR ambedkar
the philosophical part of the indian constitution like the fundamental rights and the dpsp have derived their inspiration from
american and the irish constitution respectively
what has the most profound influence on the indian constitution
government of india act 1935
where has the term federation been used in the indian constitution
nowhere
why is the parliamentary system also known as the westminster system
westminster is a place in london where the british parliament is located. it is often used as the symbol of the british parliament.
what is the difference between the head of state in the indian and british parliament
indian state has an elected head (president)
britain has a monarch (hereditary head)
the procedure established by law contained in the indian system is in which article
article 21: protection of life and personal liberty
who is the guardian of the constitution
supreme court
which rights cannot be suspended during a national emergency
articles 20 and 21
who called the dpsp a novel feature of the constitution
dr br ambedkar
in which case did the supreme court say that the indian constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance between fundamental rights and dpsp
minerva mills case 1980
when were the fundamental duties added to the constitution
by 42nd caa 1976
fun fact: national emergency was from 1975 to 77
who recommended the addition of the fundamental duties to the indian constitution
swaran singh committee
when was one more fundamental duty added to the indian constitution
by 86th caa 2002
when was the voting age was reduced from 21 to 18
by 61st caa of 1988
what are the three types of emergencies with articles
art 352: national emergency on the grounds of war or external aggression or armed rebellion
art 365: state emergency or president’s rule. failure of constitutional machinery in states
art 360: financial emergency
