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The Constitution of India is the lengthiest and most detailed constitution in the world.

Our Constitution originally had 395 articles which were divided into 22 parts and 9
schedules. Currently it has 448 articles, 12 schedules, 25 parts and 104 amendments.

It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, and came into
effect on 26 January 1950.

Features Country

 Parliamentary form of government Britain  

 Single Citizenship

 Rule of Law

 Legislation

 Office of CAG

 Bi-cameral parliamentary system

 Fundamental Rights USA

 Electoral College

 Office of the Vice- President

 Independence of the judiciary and separation of powers

among the three branches of the government

 Judicial review

 President as supreme commander of

armed forces

 Impeachment of President and SC & HC Judges

 Freedom of trade and commerce within Australia


the country and between the states

 Concurrent List

 Joint sitting of Parliament

 Directive Principles of State Policy Ireland

 Election process of President

 Nomination of members by President

 Emergency Provision Germany

 Suspension of Rights during Emergency

 Preamble USSR

 Fundamental Rights

 Amendment of Constitution South

 Indirect elections of Rajya Sabha members Africa

 Quasi-federal form of government Canada

 Distribution of powers between the central government and

state governments

 Residual powers retained by the central government

 Review role of Supreme Court

  Ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity France

  Procedure established by Law Japan

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