Question

Write short notes on the following:
- Sovereign
- Socialist
- Secular
- Democratic
- Republic

Answer 1

Dear Student,


The social and political values of the Constituent Assembly carried the legacy of the freedom struggle which was fought for liberty , equality and jsutice.The social, economic and political exploitation of the country during the British rule certainly gave impetus to our representatives who were framing the constitution to acknowledge the values which were denied to the Indian people for centuries.
The core social and political values thus got reflected in the Preamble to our constitution which serves as the introduction to our constitution and summarizes its aims and objectives. It is the Preamble which provides for proper appreciation of our aims and goals and aspirations as embodied in the constitution. Some of the values are:

a. Sovereign- People's right to decision making both internally and externally
b. Secularism - Freedom of religion to people and that there is no official religion
c. Socialist- to ensure economic equality where government would establish control over economy, to bring about socio economic equality and to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.
d. Democratic.- Government based on the will of the people, it implies government is based on popular consent and that people participate in the political process.
e. Republic- head of the state will be an elected one and there would not be hereditary monarchial system.

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