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Some of the borrowed features of Indian Constitution

SOME BORROWED FEATURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION FROM OTHER COUNTRIES:


The Constitution of India is the longest, written constitution in the world, with 448 articles under 25 parts12 schedules5 appendices, and 101 amendments today. But few know that our Constitution borrowed some of its most salient features from other countries around the world.

From- U.K

1. Nominal Head – President (like Queen)
2. Post of Prime Minister
3. Parliamentary Type of Govt.
4. Bicameral Parliament
5. Lower House more powerful
6. Single Citizenship
7. Speaker in Lok Sabha
8. Cabinet System of Ministers

From- U.S.A Written Constitution

1. Written Constitution
2. Vice­ President as the ex­office Chairman of Rajya Sabha
3. Fundamental Rights
4. Supreme Court
5. Provision of States
6. Independence of Judiciary and
7. judicial review
8. Preamble
9. Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges

From- USSR

1. Fundamental Duties
2. Five year Plan

From - AUSTRALIA

1. Concurrent list
2. Language of the preamble
3. Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse

From - JAPAN

1. Law on which the Supreme Court function

From - GERMANY

1. Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency

From - CANADA

1. Scheme of federation with a strong centre
2. Distribution of powers between centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre

From - IRELAND

1. Concept of Directive Principles of States Policy(Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN)
2. Method of election of President Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President


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