Democratic System Clause Samples

Democratic System. Our constitution lays a lot of emphasis on democratic values, and a number of democratic institutions have been established to give shape to these values. The centre, states and local self governing bodies follow democratic principles, and all elections from gram panchayats to parliament are democratically held. All persons of 18 years age and more, irrespective of their caste, religion and gender, are eligible to vote in elections, and the constitution has provided for reservations in elections for dalits and tribal's. No democracy can survive if citizens are not allowed fundamental rights. The Indian constitution has granted a number of valuable fundamental rights to the citizens. The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles and the duties of citizens. It is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world. The nation is governed by it. ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is regarded as its chief architect. It imparts constitutional supremacy and not parliamentary supremacy, as it is not created by the Parliament but, by a constituent assembly, and adopted by its people, with a declaration in its preamble. Parliament cannot override the constitution. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, and came into effect on 26 January 1950. With its adoption, the Union of India became the modern and contemporary Republic of India replacing the Government of India Act, 1935 as the country's fundamental governing document. To ensure constitutional autochthony, the framers of the constitution repealed the prior Acts of the British Parliament via Article 395 of the constitution. India celebrates its coming into force on 26 January each year, as Republic Day. It declares India a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic, assuring its citizens of justice, equality, and liberty, and endeavors to promote fraternity among them. In India, as inscribed in Preamble, the Constitution derives it powers from "We the people". So, we the people are sovereign, while we have given the supreme authority to Constitution, as the supreme law of the land. Parliament runs according to the laws given in the constitution. Whenever the parliament passes any ▇▇▇▇/act in transgression with the Constitution, the Supreme Court voids that particular ...