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The document outlines the key topics regarding the Indian Constitution including: 1) It discusses the historical evolution and underpinnings of the Indian Constitution from colonial laws starting in 1773 to independence in 1947 and the formation of the Constituent Assembly. 2) It lists some of the salient features of the Constitution such as its length, federal system with unitary bias, parliamentary democracy, and inclusion of universal adult franchise. 3) It covers amendments to the Constitution like important past amendments and the process for amendment. 4) Other sections discuss the preamble, its role and influence, and the basic structure doctrine defined by the judiciary.

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Gs 2 Syllabus Breakup Topic 1

The document outlines the key topics regarding the Indian Constitution including: 1) It discusses the historical evolution and underpinnings of the Indian Constitution from colonial laws starting in 1773 to independence in 1947 and the formation of the Constituent Assembly. 2) It lists some of the salient features of the Constitution such as its length, federal system with unitary bias, parliamentary democracy, and inclusion of universal adult franchise. 3) It covers amendments to the Constitution like important past amendments and the process for amendment. 4) Other sections discuss the preamble, its role and influence, and the basic structure doctrine defined by the judiciary.

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Table of Contents
Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings and evolution ...................................................... 1
Salient features of constitution like .......................................................................................... 1
Amendments ........................................................................................................................... 2
Preamble of constitution .......................................................................................................... 2
Basic structure. ........................................................................................................................ 2

Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings and evolution


• Regulating act of 1773
• Pitts India act 1784
• Charter act 1813,1833,1853
• Government of India act 1858
• Indian council act 1861
• GOI act of 1909
• GOI act of 1919
• Simon commission
• GOI act 1935
• Independence act 1947
• Composition and formation of constituent assembly
• Communal awards
• Nehru report
• Evolution of structural aspect , philosophical and political
aspect of constitution
• Sources of Indian constitution
• Committees of constituent assembly
• Important debates of constituet assembly (debate on
secularism; untouchability; governor powers; judicial review
etc)

Salient features of constitution like


• Lengthiest written constitution(factors responsible for
elephantine size of constitution)
• Rigidity and flexibility
• Federal system with unitary bias
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• Parliamentary form of government


• Parliamentary sovereignty vs. judicial supremacy
• Integrated and independent judiciary
• India is a secular state
• Universal adult franchise(comparative study of UAF granted
by USA,UK,INDIA)
• Single citizenship
• Three tier government

Amendments
• Procedure for amendments
• Types of amendments
• Amenability of fundamental rights
• Important amendments(7th 42nd,44th,73rd,74th, 100,101st)
• Important pending amendments(123rd,108th etc)
• Comparison of amendment procedure under the Indian
constitution with others

Preamble of constitution
• History of preamble
• Basic Ingredients of preamble
• Idea of justice (social, economic and political) in Indian
constitution
• Preamble as part of the constitution (important cases and
their verdicts)
• Influence of preamble on various judgements
• Comparison of preamble with other constitutional
preambles
• Amendability of preamble
• Why is it considered as the soul of Indian constitution?

Basic structure.
• Ingredients of basic structure
• Origin and evolution of concept of basic structure in India
• Judicial activism in defining and extending the definition of
basic structure (various cases and their impact)
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• Need to enlarge scope of basic structure

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