republic." It has 28 states and seven Union Territories. With a population of approximately 112 crore‚ India happens to be the largest democracy in the world. Indian polity is a multi-party democracy‚ based on the adult franchise system of voting. That is any Indian citizen of 18 and above‚ who is not debarred by law‚ can vote in the Indian elections‚ at national‚ state and local levels. India is a parliamentary democracy and a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic‚ where the Prime
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Indian Political system 1. India is a Sovereign‚ Secular‚ Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary form of Government. 2. The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 3. The constitution came into force on 26th November 1950. 4. The Constitution advocated the trinity of justice‚ liberty and equality for all the citizens. 5. The Constitution was framed keeping in mind the socioeconomic progress of the country. 6. India follows a parliamentary
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The Differences between American and British Political Systems To the political system is concerned‚ all western countries are a parliamentary democracy‚ a multiparty system and separation of powers system. However‚ the organizations in specific and different countries have their own characteristics‚ which are most representative of the U.S. presidential model‚ and the United Kingdom parliamentary cabinet system model. The two countries’ political systems are especially different in the constitution
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seats Princely States: 93 seats) Features of the Constitution • Longest written Constitution in the world – 395 Articles (450)‚ 22 Parts (24)‚ 8 Schedules (12) • • • • • Fundamental Rights Directive Principles of State Policy Federal System with Unitary Bias Parliamentary form of Government Synthesis of Parliamentary Sovereignty & Judicial Supremacy • Universal Adult Franchise Largely a borrowed Constitution!!! • British Constitution – Parliamentary Government‚ Legislative Procedure
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V The United States of America-the New Lands The United States of America is a federal republic made up of fifty states and the District of Columbia. Its 9‚529‚063 square kilometers- nearly forty times the size of the United Kingdom- make it the fourth largest country in the world. In the east it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and in the west by the Pacific Ocean; approximately 4‚500 km of immensely varied land separate the east coast from the west coast. If you travel from east to west you cross
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AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM Contents The Constitution The Presidency Presidential Primaries The House Of Representatives The Senate The Supreme Court Political Parties & Elections The Federal System Recent Trends A Divided Democracy American Exceptionalism THE CONSTITUTION Unlike Britain but like most nation states‚ the American political system is clearly defined by basic documents. The Declaration of Independence of 1776 and the Constitution of 1789 form the foundations of the United
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POLITICAL SYSTEMS Presidential systems executive power = president legislative power = unicameral or bicameral parliament both have legitimacy derived from people USA president is the only executive‚ the only one responsible president is also the prime minister and the lead symbol of the state president cannot dissolve (rozpustit) parliament parliament cannot dismiss president (only impeachment) system of checks and balances – limits of powers – absolute separation of powers Hard to
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A political system is an aspect of the social system‚ and political activity and study is a special category of social activity and study. The boundary of politics is often not clear‚ so that‚ for example‚ actions of trades union leaders may sometimes be induded in politics and sometimes not. The same is true of activities in areas more often thought of as economic‚ cultural and so on. For the purpose of analysis‚ the political system may be separated from economic and other systems but in practice
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Political Systems There is a multitude of political systems in the world ranging from free democracies to authoritarian regimes. Of these‚ however‚ three in particular stand out. These are the presidential system of countries such as the United States‚ Mexico and select other Latin American countries; the parliamentary system of countries such as the United Kingdom‚ Canada and Germany; and the semi-presidential system of countries such as France‚ Finland‚ and Senegal. In actuality there are many
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The political changes in democracy‚ republicanism‚ and liberalism have been thoroughly used to portray‚ in various ways‚ the development of the American political system. In particular‚ between 1824 and 1840‚ there existed a period of extraordinary growth and change for the United States. Still‚ Americans were able to effectively embrace the popular democracy while crises pertaining to popular rights dominated overseas. As a result‚ many economic and social variations transpired
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