2. Making of the constitution Flashcards
Who was elected as the temporary President of constitutient assembly
Dr Sachchidanand Sinha
Who was elected as the President of constitutient assembly
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Vice presidents of Constituent assembly
HC Mukherjee and VT Krishnamachari
Who stated “first and foremost a social document” about constitution
Granville Austin
Who is the author of The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation
Granville Austin
Father Of Management in Kerala
M.V pyles
Objective resolution was proposed by?
Jwaharlal Nehru
Objective resolution was adopted by the constituent assembly on?
22 January 1947
Features borrowed for GOI act 1935
Federal Scheme, Office of the governor, Judiciary, Public Service Commissions, Emergency Provisions, and administrative details
Features borrowed from Brit Constitution
Parliamentary form of government, Rule of Law, Legislative procedure, single citizenships, cabinet system, prerogative writs, parliamentary privileges, and bicameralism
Features borrowed from US Constitution
Fundamental rights
Independence of judiciary
Judicial review
Impeachment of the president
Removal of judges and post of vice president
Features borrowed from Irish Constitution.
DPSP
Nomination of RS members
And method of election of president.
Features borrowed from Australian constitution.
Concurrent List
freedom of trade
commerce
and intercourse a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
Features borrowed from German Constitution.
Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.
Features borrowed from USSR or Russia
Fundamental duties and the ideal of justice (social, economic, and political) in the Preamble.
Features borrowed from French Constitution
Republic and the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity in the Preamble.
Features borrowed from South African constitution
Procedure for amendment of constitution
Election of RS members
Features borrowed from Japanese constitution
Procedure established by law
Which amendment added Socialist, Secular and Integrity to preamble ?
42nd Constitutional Amendment
Type of Government adopted by India?
Parliamentary and Fedral
Features of parliamentary form of Government of India
Nominal and Real executives
Majority party rule
Harmony between legislature and executive
Wide representation
Key judgments of Keshavnanda bharti case 1973
- Supremacy of the Constitution
- Separation of powers between the legislature, executive and the judiciary
Key judgements from Indira Nehru Gandhi Case
- India as a sovereign democratic republic
- Equality of status and opportunity of an individual,
- secularism and freedom of conscience and religion and rule of law.
Key judgements for Minvera Mills Case
- Harmony and balance between fundamental rights and directive principles
- limited power of the parliament to amend and the constitution
- judicial review.
Key Judgements from ST Bommai Case 1994
Federalism
Secularism
Democracy
Unity and Integrity of the nation
Social justice
Judicial review
Key judgements from IR Coelho Case 2007
Rule of law
Separation of powers
3. Judicial review
4. Principle of equality
Key judgements from Namit Sharma Case 2013
- Freedom and dignity of the individual
Terms describing India in preamble
Sovereign, Democratic, Republic, Fraternity, Justice, Equality, Liberty, Socialist, Secular and Integrity
Only democracy with no written constitution
Britain
Unitary features of the constitution
Integrated judicial system, single citizenship, Centralised electoral machinery, Special powers of state over state list, All India services, Inequality of representation of state councils
Fedral features of indian constitution
Division of powers, Supremacy of constitution, Written constitution, Rigid constitution, Bi-Cameral Legislation
Who described Indian constitution as Quasi-Fedral
KC Wheare
‘bargaining federalism’ by Morris Jones, ‘co-operative federalism’ by Granville Austin,
“federation with a centralizing tendency’ by Ivor Jennings
The constituent assembly ratified India’s membership of The Commonwealth on?
May 1949
How many females were part of the constituent assembly?
15 females
Who was chairman of House committee of the Constituent Assembly of Indian
B Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Who was chairman of Union Powers Committee?
JL Nehru
Who was chairman of Order if business committee ?
KM Munshi
Who was Chairman of Credentials Committee of Constituent Assembly?
Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
Who alwas chairman of Fundamental right sub- committee
JB Kriplani
The constituent assembly was recognised under which section of Indian independence act?
Section 8(1)
Chairman of Advisory committee on Fundamental rights. Minorities and tribal and excluded areas?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Chairman of The Committee on the function of Constitutient Assembly?
GV Mavalankar ( 1st Speaker)
Who was elected as member of Constituent Assembly from Madras Presidency
Ammu Swaminathan
Drafting committee of Constituent assembly members?
7 total
Chairman - BR Ambedkar
Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
N. Gopalaswami
KM Munshi
Muhammad Saadulla
BL Mitter
DP khaitan
