10 Facts About Indian Constitution

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Indian Constitution declares India a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic, assures its citizens justice, equality, and liberty, and endeavours to promote fraternity.

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Indian Constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, which was elected by elected members of the provincial assemblies.

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Indian Constitution has a preamble and 470 articles, which are grouped into 25 parts.

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4.

Indian Constitution is considered federal in nature, and unitary in spirit.

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5.

Article 50 of the Indian Constitution provides that the state must take measures to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services.

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6.

However, the Indian Constitution does provide key limits on their powers and gives final say in many cases to the national government.

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The Fourth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lays out the number of seats that each State controls in the Council of States, and they are based roughly on each State's population.

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Additionally, as one of the Houses of Parliament, any amendment to the Indian Constitution requires a two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha to go into effect.

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Indian Constitution provides the States with a long list of powers exclusive to their jurisdiction.

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Indian Constitution includes treaty making as part of the executive power given to the President.

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