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  • INDIAN CONSTITUTION- HISTORICAL UNDERPINNINGS, EVOLUTION, FEATURES, AMENDMENTS, SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS AND BASIC STRUCTURE
    • Indian Constitution
      • Examine the need for the review of the Indian Constitution.
      • What is a constitution? What are the main sources of the Indian Constitution?
      • Do you think there is a need for a review of the Indian Constitution? Justify your view.
      • Write on the significance of 26th November in the country’s polity.
    • Constitutionalism and constitutional morality
      • What is meant by the term ‘constitutional morality’? How does one uphold constitutional morality?
      • ‘Constitutional morality’ is rooted in the Constitution itself and is founded on its essential facets. Explain the doctrine of ‘Constitutional Morality’ with the help of relevant judicial decisions.
      • Write short notes in 30 words: Constitutional morality.
      • “Constitutional morality is the fulcrum which acts as an essential check upon the high functionaries and citizens alike.” In view of the above observation of the Supreme Court, explain the concept of constitutional morality and its application to ensure balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability in India.
      • “Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment but a product of civil education and adherence to the rule of law.” Examine the significance of constitutional morality for public servants, highlighting the role in promoting good governance and ensuring accountability in public administration.
      • What is meant by the term ‘constitutional morality’? How does one uphold constitutional morality?
      • ‘Constitutional Morality’ is rooted in the Constitution itself and is founded on its essential facets. Explain the doctrine of ‘Constitutional Morality’ with the help of relevant judicial decisions.
      • Write a short note in 30 words on: Constitutional morality.
      • "Constitutional morality is the fulcrum which acts as an essential check upon the high functionaries and citizens alike." In view of the above observation of the Supreme Court, explain the concept of constitutional morality and its application to ensure balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability in India.
      • "Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment but a product of civil education and adherence to the rule of law." Examine the significance of constitutional morality for public servants, highlighting its role in promoting good governance and ensuring accountability in public administration.
    • Historical Underpinnings & Evolution: Indian Constitution
    • Amendments: Indian Constitution
    • Amending procedures
      • What are the general features of the amending procedures of the Constitution of India?
      • What are the main differences between the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill and other Legislative Bills?
      • How is the Constitution of India amended? Do you think that the procedure for amendment makes the Constitution a plaything in the hands of the Centre?
      • How would you differentiate between the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill and of an Ordinary Legislative Bill?
      • “The Supreme Court of India keeps a check on arbitrary power of the Parliament in amending the Constitution.” Discuss critically.
      • Indian Constitution has conferred the amending power on the ordinary legislative institutions with a few procedural hurdles. In view of this statement, examine the procedural and substantive limitations on the amending power of the Parliament to change the Constitution.
    • Important Amendments
      • State (not more than 2 lines) as to what the 42nd Amendment stands for.
      • Highlight the significance of the Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India.
      • What is the importance of the 84th Amendment of the Indian Constitution?
      • Highlight the significance of the Forty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India.
      • With respect to Cooperative Societies, what are the salient features of the 106th and 111th Constitutional Amendment Bills as at present?
      • Explain the salient features of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016. Do you think it is efficacious enough to remove cascading effect of taxes and provide for a common national market for goods and services?
      • Explain the significance of the 101st Constitutional Amendment Act. To what extent does it reflect the accommodative spirit of federalism?
    • Basic Structure Of The Constitution
      • What is the basic structure of the Constitution of India? Briefly review the important amendments to the Constitution since its adoption by the Constituent Assembly. Specify any particular amendments which were later repealed, and the reasons therefor.
      • Describe the emergence of the Basic Structure concept in the Indian Constitution.
      • What, according to the Supreme Court, constituted ‘the Basic Features’, which is upheld in cases known as: (i) Keshavanand Bharati vs State of Kerala, (ii) Minerva Mills vs Union of India (1990)?
      • What constitutes the doctrine of ‘basic features’ as introduced into the Constitution of India by the Judiciary?
      • Starting from inventing the ‘basic structure’ doctrine, the judiciary has played a highly proactive role in ensuring that India develops into a thriving democracy. In light of the statement, evaluate the role played by judicial activism in achieving the ideals of democracy.
      • Though the federal principle is dominant in our Constitution and that principle is one of its basic features, it is equally true that federalism under the Indian Constitution leans in favour of a strong Centre, a feature that militates against the concept of strong federalism.
      • “Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution is a limited power and it cannot be enlarged into absolute power.” In the light of this statement, explain whether Parliament under Article 368 of the Constitution can destroy the Basic Structure of the Constitution by expanding its amending power?
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  7. Historical Underpinnings & Evolution: Indian Constitution
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