A document of basics
The short answer
A constitution sets out the basic principles and the basic laws of a nation.
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The short answer
A constitution sets out the basic principles and the basic laws of a nation.
Four things it lays out
The framework of the three organs of government and what each is to do, with checks and balances among them.
A disputed decision
A player is caught out and the other side insists she had already crossed back into her own area.
Planning before freedom
India was still struggling to be free of British rule, and already the planning had to begin.
The questions waiting
What type of government, and what rules and principles should guide it?
What was hoped for the work
He hoped for wisdom and toleration, justice and fairness to everybody, as well as plain good sense, public spirit and real patriotism.
A constitution sets out a nation founding principles and basic law. It covers the three organs, the checks between them, citizens rights and duties, and the long-term goals. The kabaddi story shows that a rulebook needs…
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A Constituent Assembly was formed in 1946, beginning with 389 members and 15 women. Its members were elected by provincial assemblies that voters had elected. Adopted in November 1949, the Constitution took effect on 26…
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Three sources shaped it: the freedom movement, India civilisational heritage, and the constitutions of other countries. Liberty and fraternity came from France, the Directive Principles from Ireland, and the independent…
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A Fundamental Right can be taken to court; a Directive Principle cannot, and that difference was deliberate. The Constitution changes by amendment, as in 1976 and 1992, and once through a citizen court case in 2004.
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140 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Described as a document setting out the founding principles of a nation, and its basic law is a
Beginnerconstitution
The short answer.
Counted up from the chapter, the things a constitution is said to lay out come to
Intermediatefour
Organs, checks, citizens, goals.
Laid out by a constitution, besides the framework of the three organs, are their roles and
Intermediateresponsibilities
What each is to do.
Three organs of government are each kept honest by the other two rather than by goodwill. Kept fair and answerable by checks and balances are the three
Intermediategovernment
Limits among the parts.
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