Borrowed Features Of Indian Constitution

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• Part List
• Part I - IVA
• Part V
• Part VI-X
• Part XI- XVI
• Part XVII- XXII

Borrowed Features Of Indian Constitution

From United Kingdom (UK)

Below is the list of features borrowed from the constitution of United Kingdom (UK)

• Nominal Head – President (like Queen)
• Cabinet System of Ministers
• Post of PM
• Parliamentary Type of Govt.
• Bicameral Parliament
• Lower House more powerful
• Council of Ministers responsible to Lowe House
• Speaker in Lok Sabha

From United States Of America (U.S.A)

• Written Constitution
• Executive head of state known as President and his being the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
• Vice- President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
• Fundamental Rights
• Supreme Court
• Provision of States
• Independence of Judiciary and judicial review
• Preamble
• Removal of the Supreme court and High court Judges

From Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

• Fundamental Duties
• Five-year Plan

From Australia

• Concurrent list
• Language of the preamble
• The provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse

From Japan

• Law on which the Supreme Court function

From Weimer Constitution Of Germany

• Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency

From Canada

• Scheme of federation with a strong centre
• Distribution of powers between the centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre

From Ireland

• Concept of Directive Principles of State’s Policy(Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN)
• Method of election of President
• The nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President

From South Africa

• Amendment Of the Indian Constitution