highlight the sailent features of constitution of india
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✤ The Constitution of India is a written document. It is the second lengthiest and the most comprehensive of all the written Constitution of the world.
✤ The Constitution, as originally adopted, had 22 Parts, 395 Articles and 9 Schedules.
✤ The Indian Constitution is partly rigid and partly flexible.
✤The Constitution declares India as a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic.
✤ The Constitution established the Parliamentary form of Government both at the Centre and the States.
✤ The Constitution of India is the supreme law of the country.
✤ The Constitution has established India as a Socialist and Secular country.
✤ The Constitution provides for single citizenship in India.
✤ The Constitution declares certain fundamental rights of the individual.
✤ The Constitution introduces the principle of Universal Adult Franchise.
✤The Constitution has made provision to provide an independent and impartial Judiciary. The Supreme Court acts as the guardian of the Constitution and is the highest court of appeal.
✤ The Constitution has conferred on the Judiciary the power of Judicial Review.
✤ The Constitution of India is federal in nature with unitary features.
✤ The Constitution recognises the President as the Constitutional head of the Union.
✤ The Constitution of India has provided Directive Principles of State Policy to be followed by the Government to secure a truly welfare state.
✤ Although the Constitution has declared India as a Union of States but no State can declare itself separate from the Indian Union.