Notes for UPSC- Sources of the Indian Constitution

Different sources of the Indian Constitution

              Although the skeleton of the Constitution was derived from the GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1935,many provisions Were imported from other Constitution of world. Some of them are listed  Along with the Government of India Act, 1935:

          

               

             PICTURE 1-Different sources of the Indian Constitution OF HAND WRITTEN NOTES. 

1.Government of India Act, 1935:-

              This act formed the basis or blueprint of the constitution of India with features of federal system, office of Governor, emergency powers etc. Besides the Constitution of India has borrowed from the-

2.Constitution of Britain (U.K.) :-

               Law making procedures, Rule of law, single citizenship, Bi-cameral Parliamentary System, office of CAG. 

3.Constitution of America (U.S.A.) :-

             Independence of Judiciary, judicial review, fundamental rights, removal of supreme Court and High  Judges, preamble and functions of president and vice-president. 

4.Constitution of Canada:-

             Federation with strong centre to provide reresiduary powers to the central, Supreme Court's advisory jurisdiction. 

5.Constitution of Ireland:-

             Directive principles of state policy, methods of presidential elections, and the nomination of members to Rajya sabha by the President. 

6.Weimar Constitution of  Germany:-

             Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during emergency. 

7.Constitution of Australia:-

             Idea, of concurrent list, trade and commerce provisions. 

       

       PICTURE 2-1-Different sources of the Indian Constitution OF HAND WRITTEN NOTES. 

8.Constitution of South Africa:-

              Amendment with 2/3rd majority in Parliament and election of the members of Rajya sabha on the basis of proportional representation. 

9.Constitution of France:-

              Republican system/principles of liberty, Equality and fraternity. 

10.Constitution of former U.S.S.R.:-

             Fundamental duties, Ideals of justice in preamble.