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A
Written Constitution:
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Lengthy
Document:
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Flexible
as well as rigid (More flexible than rigid)-
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Can
be amended- Art-368
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Some
provision can never be changed(Supreme Court: Basic Structure can never be
changed)
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A
Federal Polity with a Unitary Bias
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Dual
Government
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Single
Citizenship
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Guaranteed
(Fundamental Rights with remedies)
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Independent
Judiciary with a power of Judicial Review
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Borrowed
Constitution
Features
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Borrowed
From
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Nominal Head – President (like Queen)
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Cabinet System of Ministers
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Post of PM
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Parliamentary Type of Govt.
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Bicameral Parliament
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Lower House more powerful
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Council of Ministers responsible to Lowe House
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Speaker in Lok Sabha
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U.K.
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Written Constitution
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Executive head of state known as President and his being
the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
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Vice- President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
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Fundamental Rights
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Supreme Court
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Provision of States
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Independence of Judiciary and judicial review
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Preamble
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Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges
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U.S.
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Fundamental Duties
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Five year Plan
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RUSSIA(Then USSR)
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Concurrent list
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Language of the preamble
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Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse
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AUSTRALIA
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Law on which the Supreme Court function
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JAPAN
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Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency
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GERMANY
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Scheme of federation with a strong centre
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Distribution of powers between centre and the states and
placing. Residuary Powers with the centre
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CANADA
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Concept of Directive Principles of States Policy(Ireland
borrowed it from SPAIN)
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Method of election of President
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Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President
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IRELAND
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