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Revision note: Salient Features and Sources of the Constitution

  • Lengthiest written constitution; 395 Arts/22 Parts/8 Schedules originally; now 12 Schedules
  • Structure from GoI Act 1935; philosophy from US (FRs) & Ireland (DPSP); politics from Britain
  • Canada: strong Centre, residuary powers, advisory jurisdiction
  • Australia: Concurrent List, joint sitting; Weimar: suspend FRs; USSR: duties
  • Rigid + flexible; federal with unitary bias ("Union of States")
  • Parliamentary system, but Parliament not sovereign
  • Integrated judiciary; universal adult franchise at 18 (61st Amdt 1988)
  • Three-tier government (73rd/74th, 1992)
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