Polity
Polity is a state or one of
its subordinate civil authorities, such as
a province, prefecture, county, municipality, city,
or district. It is generally understood to mean a geographic area
with a corresponding government. Thomas Hobbes considered bodies
politic in this sense in Leviathan. In previous
centuries, body politic was also understood to mean "the
physical person of the
sovereign:" emperor,king or dictator in monarchies and
despotisms, and the electorate in republics. In present times, it may also
refer to representation of a group, such as ones drawn along ethnic or gender
lines. Cabinets in liberal democracies are chosen to
represent the body politic
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Topics
Making
of the Constitution
Salient
features of the Constitution
Preamble
of the Constitution
Part-I
: Union and It's Territory(Article 1 to 4)
Part-II:
Citizenship(Article 5 to 11)
Part-III:
Fundamental Rights(Article 12 to 35)
Part-IV:
Directive principles of state policy(Article 36 to 51)
Part-V:
The Union(Article 52 to 151)
Chapter-I:
The Executive(Article 52 to 78)
Chapter-II:
Parliament(Article 79 to 122)
Chapter-III:
Legislative powers of the President(Article 123)
Chapter-IV:
Union judiciary(Article 124 to 147)
Chapter-V:
Comptroller and Auditor - General of India(Article 148 to 151)
Part-
VI: The States(Article 152 to 237)
Chapter-
I: General (Article 152)
Chapter-II:
The Executive(Article 153 to 167)
Chapter-III:
The State Legislature(Article 168 to 212)
Chapter-IV:Legislative
powers of the Governor(Article 213)
Chapter-V:
Highcourts(Article 214 to 231)
Chapter-VI:
Subordinate courts(Article 233 to 237)
Part-
VII: Repealed(Article 238)
Part-
VIII: The Union Territoties(Article 239 to 242)
Part-
IX: The Panchayats(Article 243 to 243O)
Part-
IX(A): The Muncipalities(Article 243P to 243ZG)
Part-IX(B):
The Cooperative Socities(Article 243ZH to 243ZT)
Part-
X: The Scheduled and Tribal areas(Article 244 to 244A)
Part-
XI: Relation between the Union and States(Article 245 to 263)
Chapter-II:
Administrative relations(Article 256 to 263)
Part-XII: Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits(Article 264 to 300A)
Chapter-I:
Finance(Article 264 to 291)
Chapter-II:
Borrowing(Article 292 to 293)
Chapter-III:
Property, Contracts, Rights, Liabilities, Obligations and Suits
Chapter-
IV: Right to Property(Article 300A)
Part- XIII: Trade, Commerce and intercourse within India(Article 301 to 307)
Part-XIV:
Services Under the Union and States(Article 308 to 323)
Chapter-I:
Services(Article 308 to 314)
Chapter-II:
Public Service Commissions(Article 315 to 323)
Part-
XIV(A): Tribunals(Article 323A to 323B)
Part-
XV: Elections(Article 324 to 329A)
Part-
XVI: Special Provosions for Certain cases(Article 330 to 342)
Part-XVII:
Official Languages(Article 343 to 351)
Chapter-I:
Language of the Union(Article 343 to 344)
Chapter-II:
Regional Language(Article 345 to 347)
Chapter-III:
Language of the Supreme court, High courts etc(Article 348 to 349)
Chapter-IV:Special
Directives(Article 350 to 351)
Part-XVIII:
Emergency Provisions(Article 352 to 360)
Part-XIX:
Miscellaneous(Article 361 to 367)
Part-XX:
Amendment to the Constitution(Article 368)
Part-XXI:
Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions- Special status of
states(Article 369 to 392)
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Article 379 to 391 Repealed
Part-XXII:
Title, Commencement, Authoritatve text in Hindi and Repeals(Article 393 to 395)
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