CONTENTS

UNIT-I:
(A) Indian Constitution: Emergence and Distinctiveness             9
The Regulating Act of 1773, Pitt's India Act, 1784, The Government of India Act 1858, Indian Council Act, 1892, Government of India Act, 1919, Simon Commission, 1927, Government of India Act, 1935, Making of the Constitution of India, (a) Constituent Assembly, Preamble of the Constitution, Philosophy and Ideals of the Indian Constitution, (b) The Indian Constitution and its major features, (c) Amendment of Constitution: Nature And Procedure, Nature of the Amendment Process of the Constitution of India, Questions
UNIT-II: Citizenship and Rights                                                    39
(a)Citizenship, Evolution of the Concept of Citizenship, Provision of Citizenship in the Indian Constitution, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, Different Scenario in Assam, Termination of Indian Citizenship, Qualities of Good Citizens, Characteristics of a good citizen, Hindrances in front of a good citizen, Differences between Citizens and Aliens, (b) Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Significance of Fundamental Duties, (c) Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights Vs Directive Principles of State Policy, Importance of Directive Principles
Unit-III:
Institutions                                                                                 67
a. The Executive: President, Prime Minister and the Councilof Ministers, Bureaucracy in India.
b. The Parliament: Composition, Legislative Procedure in Parliament, Question of Decline.c. The Judiciary: The Supreme Court, Appointment of Judges, Independence, Judicial Activism.
Unit-IV:
Federalism and Local Government                                          115
a. Nature of Indian Federalism, Centre State Relations, NITI Aayog
b.Integration of Princely States in India and its Territory, Integration Policy of Post Independence Government of India, Re-organization, State Reorganisation Commission
c. Panchayati Raj Institutions in India: Emergence, Composition, Powers and Functions, Actual Working