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 India”, New Delhi, Vikas,2009. 2.Subhash C. Kashap, “Our Constitution and Introduction to India’s Constitution and Constitutional Law”, New Delhi, National Book Trust. 2006 3.Subhash C. Kashap, “Our Parliament”, New Delhi, National Book Trust. 2006 4.Alex Andrews George, “Important Acts that Transformed India”, 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 Polity”, McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd, Chennai, 2021 (6th Edition)
