Political Science
Advocate General of India
Every State shall have an Advocate General to advise the government on legal matters (Art. 165).
Public Service Commission of India
The Constitution provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State. The members of the Union Public Service Commission and of any joint Commission are appointed by the President, and the members of a State Public Service Commission by the Head of the Commission.
Indian Salaries
Salaries & Remuneration of The President of India, Vice-President, Governor, Chief Justice, Comptroller and Auditor General, Chief Justice of High Court and Judges of Supreme Court and Other Judges and MPs
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
He is appointed by the President. He can be removed from the office in like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
Attorney General of India
The President will appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court as the Attorney General of India.
The State Judiciary - High Court
The High Court is the Highest Court in a State and Stands at the apex of its judicial organisation.
Legislative Council of India
The minimum strength of the Council is 40 and the maximum is one third of the total membership of the legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly is the popular chamber and the real centre of power in a State. It is composed of members directly elected by the people in territorial constituencies in which the State is divided.
The State Legislature
The Legislature of a State consists of a Governor and a House or two Houses, as the case may be.
The Chief Minister
The Governor can appoint the leader of majority party as Chief Minster. But he must be an elected member of the Assembly.
State Council of Ministers of India
The Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with Chief Minister as the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions except in the cases where Governor acts in his own discretion.
The State Executive-Governor
The Governor of a State is appointed by the president. His term of office is five years. He is removable from office at any time by the same authority.
Amending Powers of the Indian Parliament
The Indian Constitution can be characterized as partly flexible and partly rigid. It is said that Indian Constitution strikes a good balance between extreme rigidity and too much flexibility.
The Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court is the highest judicial organ in India. Situated in Delhi, it consists of one Chief Justice and Twenty Five other judges.
Indian Parliament
The Constitution assigns the name Parliament (Sansad) to the Union Legislature. It consists of the President and two Hoses - Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People).
Prime Minister of India
The office of the Prime Minister in Britain is the result of accident of circumstances and growth. But in India, the office has been created by the Constitution itself. The Prime Minister heads the Council of Ministers which he or she forms.
Union Council of Ministers of India
If the President is the constitutional Head of the state, the real executive is council of Ministers. Article 74 (i) provides that there shall be a council of Ministers with the Prime Minister and the other Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Vice-President of India
The Vice-President of India is elected by all members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in accordance with the system of proportional representation by a single transferable vote. His term of office is five years.
The President of India
Article 52 of our Constitution declares that "There shall be a President of India". The executive power of the Union and the Supreme Command of defence forces is vested with him.
Distinction between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
What is the difference between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles ?
Fundamental Rights
The third and the most important part contains the Fundamental Rights. Fundamental Rights are granted to citizens under Articles 12 to 35 of the Constitution.
Citizenship
India has two sets of people as (i) Citizens (ii) Aliens. Citizens are full members of Indian state. They enjoy all civil and political rights. Aliens do not enjoy all the civil and political rights.
Constitution Preamble
We, The People of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens-
The constitution of India
The idea of Constituent Assembly for India was put forward for first time by M. N. Roy in 1934.
Constitution of India - Emergency Provisions
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