Making of the Constitution – Salient features of the Indian Constitution – Preamble – Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles of State Policy – Fundamental Duties.
Parliamentary System and Federal System its Features, Merits and Demerits – Administration Relation Between the Union and the State (Central State Relations) - Emergency Provisions
Powers and Functions of President - Vice President - Prime Minister and Council of Ministers – Composition and Functions of Parliament (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha) - Organization and Jurisdiction of Supreme Court – Judicial Review.
Powers and Functions of Governor - Chief Minister and State Council of Ministers – Composition and Functions of State Legislature - Organization and Jurisdiction of High Court
Constitutional Bodies - Election Commission – Finance Commission – National Commission for SCs and STs – NITI Aayog – Non-Constitutional Bodies - National Human Rights Commission – Central Vigilance Commission – Lokpal and Lokayuktas.
Reference Book:
1.M.V. Pylee “An Introduction to the Constitution of Indiaâ€, New Delhi, Vikas,2009. 2.Subhash C. Kashap, “Our Constitution and Introduction to India’s Constitution and Constitutional Lawâ€, New Delhi, National Book Trust. 2006 3.Subhash C. Kashap, “Our Parliamentâ€, New Delhi, National Book Trust. 2006 4.Alex Andrews George, “Important Acts that Transformed Indiaâ€, McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd, Chennai. 2020.
Text Book:
1.Durga Das Basu, “Introduction to the Constitution of India “, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2019 (24th Edition) 2.M Laxmikanth. “Indian Polityâ€, McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd, Chennai, 2021 (6th Edition)
