• Political Science Notes

• Prepared by : Maaz Ur Rahamn

 Political System of India
•Written constitution 395 or 448
•Secular State ---
prevent the growth of a communal policy
no theocratic state --- Yogi Adityanath – Hindu
Monk , head priest of a Hindu Temple
give single citizenship to all irrespective of
religion caste, color ,creed or sex --- Citizenship
Amendment Act (CAA) , citizenship verification
through National Population Register NRC
 citizens could practice any religion,--- ban on
public Friday prayers I Noida , warned
Companies
state deals with relation between man
and man not with those between man
and God
No Ecclesiastical department of the
state– BJP and Hindutva
No official religion
Complete religious tolerance
No discrimination on the basis of religion
caste or creed
Equality before law
• Democratic political system
• Republican system
• Parliamentary Form of Government
• Directive principles of state policy
• Independence of Judiciary
• Parliamentary sovereignty
• Protection of Fundamental Rights
• Bicameral legislature
• Lok Sabha ,lower house ,direct election ,5 years ,543
members , citizen of India ,25 years ,no confidence
motion , money bills

• Rajya Sabha – upper house 245 members 233 elected

by states legislatures and 12 by president , for 6
years ,a third retire after 2 years ,presiding officer vice-
president ,citizen , 30 years age ,
• Partially Federal partially unitary
• Single citizenship
• Excessive authority of the centre
• Residuary powers
• Emergency powers rested with centre
• Jurisdiction of the centre over the subjects of states
• Flexibility of the constitution
• Position of union territories
• Upper house represent population
• Presence of Governorship