CHAPTER 03 — SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTION-Introduction

📋 Chapter 03 · Indian Polity · Part 1

Salient Features of the Indian Constitution

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High Weightage

✅ Lengthiest written constitution in the world

✅ Federal system with unitary bias

✅ Parliamentary form of government

✅ Fundamental Rights and DPSP

✅ Independent judiciary and judicial review

✅ Single citizenship and universal suffrage

✅ Emergency provisions

✅ Rigid and flexible features

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Topic 01

Lengthiest Written Constitution & Drawn from Various Sources

Why India has the world’s longest constitution, sources borrowed from other countries, and the Government of India Act 1935.

Topic 02

Federal System with Unitary Bias

Federal features, unitary features, quasi-federal nature, and why India is called “federal with unitary bias.”

Topic 03

Parliamentary Form of Government

Westminster model, President vs PM, collective responsibility, and comparison with Presidential system.

Topic 04

Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties

The trinity of rights and duties — how they complement each other and their constitutional significance.

Topic 05

Independent Judiciary & Judicial Review

Separation of powers, judicial independence, judicial review, and the Supreme Court as guardian of the Constitution.

Topic 06

Other Salient Features — Quick Revision

Single citizenship, universal suffrage, emergency provisions, integrated election machinery, and all key facts.

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