Hyderabad: Termed as the longest written Constitution of the world, the Indian Constitution comprises salient features of constitutions from many countries.
Successful features from the Constitutions of ten countries have been carefully selected and incorporated into the Indian Constitution.
Here is a list of borrowed features of the Indian Constitution:
From Britain:
- Parliamentary Form of Government
- Single Citizenship
- Council of Ministers System
- Powers of Parliament
- Bicameral Parliament
- System of Speaker
From Ireland:
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Procedure for the Election of the President
- Nomination of Rajya Sabha Members by President
From USA:
- Duties and Responsibilities of President and Vice President
- Impeachment of President
- Removal of Supreme Court and High Court Judges
- Fundamental Rights
- Separation of Powers
- Judicial Review
- Independence of Judiciary
- Preamble
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From Canada:
- System of Powerful Central Government
- Distribution of powers
- Appointment of Governors
- Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
From Australia:
- Concurrent List
- Joint session of Parliaments (Section 108)
- Freedom of Trade and Commerce
From USSR (present Russia):
- Fundamental Duties
- Five Year Plans
From France:
- Ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in Preamble
From Germany:
- Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency
- Additional Powers to the Centre during Emergency
From South Africa:
- Amendment of the Constitution
- Election of the members of Rajya Sabha
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