Question

what are the silent feature of the Indian Constitution

Answer 1

The Indian Constitution closely follows the British parliamentary model but differs from it in one important respect that, is, the Constitution is supreme, not the Parliament.

So the Indian courts are vested with the authority to adjudicate on the constitutionality of any law passed by parliament.



The present constitution consists of the following:

1. The Preamble.

2. Parts I to XXII covering Articles I to 444

3. Schedules 1 to 12

A Written Constitution:

For a federal State, the Constitution must necessarily be a written constitution that defines the relation between the Central Government and the Regional Governments; demarcates the sphere of each, and is paramount to the constitutions of Regional Governments.



The Indian constitution contains very minute details regarding:

(a) The state- its structure and functions.

(b) The citizens- rights and responsibilities.


(c) Relations amongst the different organs of the state and between the citizens and the state.

Lengthy Document:

The Constitution of India has the distinction of being the most lengthy and detailed constitutional document, the world has produced so far. The original Constitution contained as many as 395 Ar­ticles and 8 schedules.

Democratic Republic:

The Preamble to the Constitution declares that India is a Sovereign Democratic Republic. It has been argued that the word “Democratic” used before the word “Republic” is redundant. But it is not so, for democracy does not involve the existence of a republican form of government.

It may be obtainable under a hereditary monarchy as well, as in the case of Britain. The President of India is indirectly elected by the representatives of the people for a period of five years. The Council of Ministers, which aids and advises the President, is constituted from the party or parties commanding a majority in the Parliament.

The expression ‘Democratic Republic’, therefore, does not only emphasise the elective principle governing the head of the State, but it also provides the means for the realization, by all citizens of India, justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity—the four pillars of democracy.

In other words, the Preamble tries to establish in form as well as in substance, a Government of the people, for the people and by the people. The Constitution establishes a Parliamentary system of government both at the Centre and in the States.

From the British, educated Indians learned the principles of parliamentary democracy and demanded for their own country, similar political institutions as there were Britain.

Answer 2

The salient features of the Indian Constitution are as follows :

1. It is the lengthiest constitution on the world.

2. It has unique blend of rigidity and flexibility.

3. It is a written and detailed constitution.

4. It has fundamental rights.

5. It has parliamentary form of government.

6. It states single citizenship.

7. It states India as secular state.

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