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Social Democracy is a form of democracy that is based on a strong commitments to equality. Social democrats, therefore, support the ides of the welfare state based on redistribution.

Liberal approach to the study of international politics has its roots in the development of liberal political theory in the 17th century. Closely connected with the emergence of the modern liberal state, the liberal tradition generally takes a positive view of human nature.…

This article describes 10 impediments to the growth of secularism in India.

Derived from Greek, the terms “colonization” and “colonialism” broadly denotes the permanent settlement of a new territory by a group of people who have moved there from their original home: a colony. Although the two terms are frequently used interchangeably, they have distinct meanings…

The Presiding Officer of the Legislative Assembly is called the Speaker. The Speaker is elected by the members of the House. The Speaker must be a member of the House. A member who holds the office of the Speaker & the Deputy Speaker vacates his office if he ceases to be a member of the […]

Lok Sabha is the lower but most powerful Chamber of the two Houses of Parliament. Its members are….

In Direct Democracy, all the people of a nation or community directly participate in decision making whereas in Indirect Democracy representatives of the people are chosen to govern the country…

For discussing the financial relation between the Union and the States these following points should be noted:

If the advocates of negative liberty look to protect at least some area in which an individual is free to do as she wishes, positive liberty advocates are much more ambitious – they look to enlarge this area of self-determined action as much as possible.

Definitions of citizenship are galore. It has also been approached from different perspectives. Tentatively, we can consider citizenship as membership of a political community with certain rights and obligations acknowledged and shared in common.

Sovereignty is a key concept in traditional political theory. It constitutes one of the four elements of the state without which statehood remains incomplete. Derived from the Latin term Superanus, which means supreme, sovereignty denotes the supreme power of the state to exact obedience from the people who inhabit it.

Like the Legislative Powers the administrative powers are also divided between the centre and the states. Administrative relations between the Union and the states largely follow the pattern laid down by the government of India Act-1935.

The government of India Act, 1919 which was passed on the basis of the Montford Report, was extremely disappointing. There were inherent defects in the system established by the Act which may be summarized briefly:

Modern democracy & constitutional government may be western developments but ancient India was not unfamiliar with republican institutions, democratic assemblies, Panchayats and safeguards that limited the power of the monarch and protected the public from abuse of authority.

Though the phase Judicial Review does not find place in the text of the constitution yet the Supreme Court of India has the power of Judicial Review. In the exercise of power the Supreme Court can determine the constitutionality or otherwise of all legislation passed in India by the Parliament States Legislatures.

The intermediate tier in the Panchayat Raj system is known in several states as the Panchayat Samiti. In Madhya Pradesh it is known as Janapad Panchayat, in Gujarat it is known as Taluka Panchayat.