Indian Polity Ebook

This eBook is divided into 23 chapters.

1. Developments Before Independence
   • Regulating Act, 1773
   • Pitt's India Act, 1784
   • Charter Act, 1833
   • Charter Act, 1853
   • Government of India Act, 1858
   • Indian Councils Act, 1861, 1892 and 1909
   • Government of India Act, 1919
   • Simon Commission, 1927
   • Communal Award, 1932
   • Government of India Act, 1935
2. Formation of Indian Constitution
   • Indian Independence Act, 1947
   • Composition of Constituent Assembly
   • Working of the Constituent Assembly
   • Features Borrowed From Other Countries
3. Constitutional Values and Political System
   • Constitutional Values
   • Features of Indian Constitution
4. The Constitution of India
   • Parts of the Constitution
   • Schedules of the Constitution
   • Preamble of the Constitution
5. Fundamental Rights
   • Right to Equality
   • Right to Freedom
   • Right Against Exploitation
   • Right to Freedom of Religion
   • Cultural and Educational Rights
   • Right to Constitutional Remedies
   • Amendments in Fundamental Rights
   • Right to Education
6. Directive Principles of State Policy
   • India as a Welfare State
   • Types of Directive Principles
   • Directive Principles & Fundamental Rights
   • Fundamental Duties
7. Indian Legislature
   • Lok Sabha
   • Speaker of Lok Sabha
   • Rajya Sabha
   • Lok Sabha vs. Rajya Sabha
8. Legislative Procedures
   • Bills
   • Money Bills
   • Motions in Parliament
   • Kinds of Majorities
9. Functions of Parliament
   • Legislative Functions
   • Executive Functions
   • Financial Functions
   • Judicial Functions
   • Miscellaneous Functions
10. State Legislature
    • Legislative Assembly
    • Legislative Council
    • Functions of State Legislature
11. Indian Executive
    • Union Council of Ministers
    • Prime Minister
    • President
    • Vice President
12. President of India
    • Qualification and Election
    • Powers of the President
13. Indian Judiciary System
    • Independent Judiciary
    • Structure of Judiciary
    • Judges
    • High Court
14. Supreme Court of India
    • Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
15. PIL and Judicial Review
    • Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
    • Judicial Review
16. Local Governments
    • Growth of Local Governments
    • 73rd and 74th Amendments
    • Three Tier Structure
    • Transfer of Subjects (Eleventh Schedule)
17. Panchayati Raj System
    • Gram Panchayat
    • Panchayat Samiti
    • Zila Parishad
18. Urban Local Government
    • Municipal Corporations
    • Municipal Councils
    • Nagar Panchayats
19. People's Participation in Democracy
    • Universal Adult Franchise
    • Public Opinion
20. Elections
    • Elections in India
    • Election Commission (EC)
21. Political Parties
    • Functions and Role of Political Parties
    • Party Systems in India
    • Types of Political Parties
    • Political Parties in India
22. Pressure Groups and Interest Groups
    • Meaning
    • Roles and Techniques
    • Political Parties and Pressure Groups
    • Pressure Groups in India
    • Civil Society Organisations
    • Pressure Tactics
23. Indian Polity After Independence