Question

Various provisions of the Indian Constitution are borrowed from different world constitutions. Prepare a note showing this fact.

Answer 1

Provisions taken from other constitutions: 

From the British Constitution: 

• First Past the Post System 
• Parliamentary Democracy 
• Rule of Law 
• The Institution of the Speaker and his role 
• Law-making procedure 

From the US Constitution: 

• Fundamental Rights
• Independent Judiciary and Judicial Review 
• Preamble

From the Canadian Constitution: 

• Semi-Federal Government 
• Powerful Central Government 
• Mobility Rights 

Irish Constitution: 

• Directive Principles of State Policy 

French Constitution: 

• Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity