India Flashcards
Legislative Structure
Bicameral
Upper: no substantial power
Lower: main
Legislative Elections
Upper: indirectly
Lower: single-member districts, winner-takes-all
Executive Structure
Prime minister
Leader of the party or coalition with the most seats in Parliament
Cabinet
President
Executive Elections
PM: unlimited terms, five years
President: 5 years, electoral college composed of elected representatives from national and state governments
Judicial Structure
Independent constitutional court w/ appointed judges
Judicial Elections
Checks & Balances
Electoral System
Party System
Multiparty system
Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): dominant
Congress Party: major opposition party
Party Ideologies
Political System
Parliamentary democracy
Federal Republic
Administrative Structure
Federal
29 state governments
7 union territories
Important People
