Utility: Useful content for topics like Federal Issues, Centre-State Relations. Context: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to stop usage of the term ‘Central government’ in its official communications and replace it with ‘Union government’. It is a major step towards regaining the consciousness of our Constitution as stated in Article 1. The article states that India, that is …
After the failing of the Simon Commission. Then Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement which ended with the Gandhi- Irwin Pact of 1931. After this there were three sessions of Round Table Conferences to decide the issue of independence. But these were unsuccessful. Then in 1935 was introduced the Government of India Act which was …
Regulating Act, 1773 was the First Parliamentary Ratification, Codification, Confirmation, Justification or Authorization defining the Powers and Responsibilities of the Various Organs of the East India Company including its territorial control over Bengal. By 1773 the East India Company was in dire financial constrains or crisis asking for assistance from the British Government. Faced with …
The Constituent Assembly was formulated under the Cabinet Mission Plan prior to Independence. The elections to the Constituent Assembly were conducted under the system of separate electorate based on the community. After such an election too, it could not become a sovereign body. Thus its authority was limited in respect of the basic principles and …
Constitution is a legal document having a special legal sanctity, which sets out the framework and the principal functions of the organs of the government of a state, and declares the principles governing the operation of those organs. Functions of the Constitution Expression of Ideology Expression of Basic Law Organizational frame work Levels of Government …
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What are the challenges involved in drafting the constitution? Multiple roles: Constituent assembly faced a difficult task. It sat as the parliament in the morning and the constituent assembly in the afternoon. It faced challenges of governing a new nation along with communal tensions, partition and refugees. Constituency: Constituent body was supposed to have 296 members which …
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