Major Sources of Indian Constitution
| Major Sources of Indian Constitution |
| Provisions |
Source/country |
| Constitution of the United States |
- Preamble
- Fundamental Rights
- Federal structure of government
- Electoral College
- Independence of the judiciary and separation of powers among the three branches of the government
- Judicial review
- President as Supreme Commander of Armed Forces
- Equal protection under law
|
| British constitution |
- Parliamentary form of government
- The idea of single citizenship
- The idea of the Rule of law
- Writs
- Institution of Speaker and his role
- Lawmaking procedure
- Procedure established by Law
|
| Canadian constitution |
- A quasi-federal form of government —
a federal system with a strong central government
- Distribution of powers between the central government and state governments
- Residual powers retained by the central government
|
| Irish constitution (Ireland) |
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Nomination of members to Rajya Sabha
- Method of Election of President
|
| French constitution |
- Republic and the ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in the Preamble
|
| Australian constitution |
- Freedom of trade and commerce within the country and between the states
- Power of the national legislature to make laws for implementing treaties, even on matters outside normal Federal jurisdiction
- Concurrent List
|
| Constitution of Soviet Union (USSR) |
- Fundamental Duties under Article 51-A
- A Constitutionally mandated Planning Commission to oversee the development of the economy
|
| Constitution of South Africa |
- Procedure for amendment
- Election of Rajya Sabha members
|
| Constitution of Germany |
- Emergency powers to be enjoyed by the Union
- Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency.
|
| Constitution of Russia |
- Fundamental Duties
- Idea of Social, Economic, and Political Justice in Preamble
|
| Constitution of Japan |
- Procedure Established by Law
|
| Government of India Act 1935 |
- Federal Scheme
- Emergency Provisions
- Public Service Commissions
- Office of Governor
- Judiciary
- Administrative Details
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