Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.1.3 Salient features and Preamble

5.1.3.1 Salient features of the Constitution

India's Constitution is long, written and drawn from many sources; it sets up a parliamentary, federal system with a unitary bias, guarantees rights, and balances parliamentary power against judicial review.

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Key terms

  • lengthiest constitution
  • rigid and flexible
  • parliamentary sovereignty
  • judicial supremacy
  • single citizenship
  • integrated judiciary
  • secular state
  • universal adult franchise
  • three-tier government
  • Constitution Day
  • lawyers' paradise

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