Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.1.4 Amendment and basic structure

5.1.4.1 Article 368: procedure and types of amendment

Article 368 lets Parliament amend the Constitution by a special majority, with ratification by half the states for federal provisions; many other changes need only a simple majority under other articles, and no amendment may destroy the basic structure.

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  • Article 368
  • Part XX
  • special majority
  • ratification by states
  • simple majority
  • rigid and flexible
  • joint sitting
  • 24th Amendment
  • South Africa

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