Pre - Syllabus - Importance Based - Indian Polity
Pre - Syllabus - Importance Based - Indian Polity
IASment 
Salient Features of the Indian Constitution (17-19)
· Preamble (9-11)
o Ideals and Objectives
o Interpretation and Amendments
· Fundamental Rights (17-19)
o Right to Equality
o Right to Freedom
o Right against Exploitation
o Right to Freedom of Religion
o Cultural and Educational Rights
o Right to Constitutional Remedies
· Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) (13-15)
o Classification: Socialistic, Gandhian, Liberal-Intellectual
o Implementation and Conflicts with Fundamental Rights
· Fundamental Duties (7-9)
o List of Duties
o Significance and Criticism
· Amendments of the Constitution (9-11)
o Procedure under Article 368
o Important Amendments (42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 101st)
· Article 1 to 4 (1-3)
o Formation of New States
o Changes in Names and Boundaries
· Constitutional Provisions (3-5)
o Single Citizenship
· Citizenship Act, 1955 (3-5)
o Acquisition and Termination
o Recent Amendments (Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019)
Parliament (17-19)
· Composition and Functions (13-15)
o Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
o Powers and Privileges
· Parliamentary Procedures (9-11)
o Legislative Process
o Budgetary Process
o Devices of Parliamentary Control (Question Hour, Zero Hour)
· Parliamentary Committees (5-7)
o Standing and Ad Hoc Committees
o Public Accounts Committee
o Estimates Committee
Executive (17-19)
· President (13-15)
o Election and Impeachment
o Powers and Functions
· Vice President (3-5)
o Election and Role
· Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (15-17)
o Appointment and Tenure
o Powers and Functions
o Collective Responsibility
Judiciary (17-19)
· Supreme Court (15-17)
o Composition and Jurisdiction
o Judicial Review and Activism
· Judicial Appointments and Reforms (9-11)
o Collegium System
o National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Controversy
State Executive (13-15)
· Governor (7-9)
o Appointment and Powers
o Controversies and Debates
· Chief Minister and Council of Ministers (9-11)
o Role and Functions
o Relationship with Governor
State Legislature (13-15)
· Legislative Assembly and Council (5-7)
o Composition and Functions
· Legislative Procedures (5-7)
o Passage of Bills
o Control over Executive
High Courts and Subordinate Courts (9-11)
· Jurisdiction and Powers (7-9)
o Writ Jurisdiction
· Appointment of Judges (5-7)
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) (13-15)
· 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (9-11)
o Structure and Functions
o Reservation of Seats
· Challenges and Reforms (5-7)
Municipalities (11-13)
· 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (7-9)
o Types of Urban Local Bodies
o Functions and Finances
· Urban Governance Challenges (5-7)
Constitutional Bodies (13-15)
· Election Commission of India (ECI) (9-11)
o Composition and Functions
o Electoral Reforms
· Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) (5-7)
o Duties and Powers
· Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) (3-5)
o Role and Functions
Non-Constitutional Bodies (5-7)
o National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) (3-5)
o Functions and Powers
o Central Information Commission (CIC) (3-5)
o Right to Information Act, 2005
· National Emergency (Article 352) (5-7)
o Grounds and Effects
· President's Rule (Article 356) (5-7)
o Conditions and Implications
· Financial Emergency (Article 360) (1-3)
Legislative Relations (5-7)
· Seventh Schedule (3-5)
o Union, State, and Concurrent Lists
· Doctrine of Pith and Substance (1-3)
Administrative Relations (3-5)
· Inter-State Councils (1-3)
· All India Services (1-3)
Financial Relations (5-7)
· Finance Commission (7-9)
o Role and Recommendations
Schedules and Important Articles (9-11)
· Schedules of the Constitution (5-7)
o Subject Matter of 12 Schedules
· Significant Articles (5-7)
o Article 370 and 35A
o Article 32 and 226 (Writ Jurisdiction)
o Article 368 (Amendment Procedure)
Democracy and Its Types (1-3)
- Direct and Indirect Democracy
- Participatory Democracy
Forms of Government (1-3)
- Presidential and Parliamentary Systems
- Unitary and Federal Systems
Secularism and Socialism (1-3)
- Indian Interpretation
- Comparison with Western Concepts
Regulating Act, 1773 to Indian Independence Act, 1947 (1-3)
- Important Provisions and Their Impact
Constituent Assembly Debates (1-3)
- Drafting Process
- Key Personalities and Committees
Doctrine of Basic Structure (5-7)
- Kesavananda Bharati Case
- Components of Basic Structure
Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint (1-3)
- Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
- Recent Judgments
Fifth and Sixth Schedules (1-3)
- Administration of Scheduled Areas
- Autonomous District Councils
Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir (Article 370) (1-3)
- Abrogation and Implications
Representation of the People Act (1-3)
- Provisions and Amendments
Anti-Defection Law (Tenth Schedule) (3-5)
- Disqualification Grounds
- Recent Cases
National and Regional Parties (1-3)
- Recognition Criteria
- Role in Indian Politics
Pressure Groups and Their Influence (1-3)
- Types and Methods
- Impact on Policy Making
