Indian Constitutional Features Borrowed from Other Countries - NCERT Notes

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The largest Constitution in the World, the Constitution of India has 448 Articles under 25 Parts, 12 Schedules, 5 appendices, and 100+ Constitutional Amendments . Our Constitution also has several very important features which are borrowed from the Constitution of other countries. Below is a list of all important features of Indian Constitution which were borrowed from that of other countries.

Constitutional Features Borrowed From United Kingdom

1. President as the Nominal Head (like Queen)
2. Post of Prime Minister
3. Parliamentary Form of Government
4. Bicameral Parliament
5. Lower House more powerful
6. Single Citizenship
7. Speaker in Lok Sabha
8. Cabinet System of Ministers

Constitutional Features Borrowed From USA

1. Written Constitution
2. Vice­ President as the ex­office Chairman of Rajya Sabha
3. Fundamental Rights
4. Supreme Court
5. Provision of States
6. Independence of Judiciary
7. Judicial review
8. Preamble
9. Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges

Constitutional Features Borrowed From USSR

1. Fundamental Duties
2. Five year Plan

Constitutional Features Borrowed From Australia

1. Concurrent list
2. Language of the Preamble
3. Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse

Constitutional Features Borrowed From Japan

1. Law on which the Supreme Court function

Constitutional Features Borrowed From Germany

1. Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency

Constitutional Features Borrowed From Canada

1. Scheme of federation with a strong Centre
2. Distribution of powers between the centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre

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