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What is Indian constitution ? Explain its key features and functions

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The Constitution of India is a document that guides the nation/country in all possible outcome. All the other laws or customs need to confirm from the constitution in order to be declared valid. The Constitution of India came into enforcement on January 26, 1950, which contained 395 articles, 8 schedules and 22 parts. At present, Indian Constitution contains a preamble,448 articles, 12 schedules, 25 parts and 103 amendments.
Salient features of Constitution
1. Drawn from different sources: The Indian constitutions has drawn the source from 10 different constitutions of the world.
2. World's longest constitution: Indian constitution is the most lengthy and detailed handwritten constitution in the world.
3. More flexible than rigid: Indian constitution gives power to the legislation to modify and make changes in many of the provisions by majority for general legislature.
4. Fundamental rights and Constitutional remedies
5. Fundamental duties
6. Directive principles of State Policy
7. Independent Judiciary
8. Parliamnetary form of Government
9.Federal system of Unitary Bias
10. Single citizenship
11. Social Equality
12 Special Provisins for minoritites
13. Rule of law
14. Official languages

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