any five features of a constitution
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1.The Indian constitution is one of the bulkiest constitution of the world, comprising of 395 articles, 22 parts and 12 schedules. So far the constitution underwent 100 amendments (28 May, 2015).
2.The Indian constitution is combination of rigidity and flexibility, which means some parts of it can be amended by the Parliament by a simple majority, whereas some parts require a two-third majority as well as not less than one-half of the state legislatures.
3.The Indian constitution provides for a parliamentary system of government, i.e., the real executive power rests with the council of ministers and the President is only a nominal ruler (Article 74).
4.The Indian constitution described India as a 'Union of States' (Article 1), which implies that Indian federation is not the result of any agreement among the units and the units cannot secede from it.
5.The constitution makes India a secular state by detaching from religious dogmas (Forty-second Amendment).
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Features of the Indian Constitution are -
The bulkiest constitution of the world.
Rigidity and flexibility.
Parliamentary system of government.
Federal system with a unitary bias.
Fundamental rights and fundamental duties.
Directive principles of state policy.
Secularism.
Independent judiciary.