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, containing 448 [2] articles in 22 parts, 12 schedules and 118 amendments. Besides the English version, there is an official Hindi translation. Dr B.R. Ambedkar is widely regarded as the father of the Indian Constitution.

1. The Constitution Of India
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2. The Constitution Of India
 The Constitution of India sets out
fundamental rights, directive principles,
and the duties of citizens
 It is the longest written constitution of
any sovereign country in the world,
containing 448 articles in 22 parts, 12
schedules and 118 amendments

3.  The Constitution was adopted by the
Constituent Assembly on 26 November
1949, and came into effect on 26
January 1950
 When the Constitution of India came into
force on 26 January 1950, it repealed
the Indian Independence Act

4.  The preamble to the Constitution of India
is a brief introductory statement that sets
out the guiding purpose and principles of
the document
A. Through 42nd Amendment 1976,
the words "socialist" and "secular"
were added between the words
"sovereign" and "democratic"

5. B. By the same amendment,
“unity of the Nation" was
also changed to "unity and
integrity of the Nation“.
 Schedules: Schedules are lists in the
Constitution that categorize and tabulate
bureaucratic activity and policy of the
Government

6.  Federal Structure: Three subject lists,
the Union list, the State list, and the
Concurrent list, define the legislative
powers of each level of government
 Parliamentary Democracy of India
consists of
o The President
o Council of Ministers
o The Parliament

7.  Procedure of the Amendment of the
Constitution
o Article 368 lays out the procedure
o Amendment bill must be passed by
both the Houses of the parliament
by a two-thirds majority.
o Certain amendments must be
ratified by a majority of state
legislatures

8.  The Indian citizenship and nationality law
o Single citizenship for all of India
o Articles 5 to 11 in Part II contain
provisions relating to citizenship
o Relevant Indian legislation is the
Citizenship Act 1955

9.  Citizenship Act 1955 has been amended
by
o The Citizenship (Amendment) Act
1992
o Citizenship (Amendment) Act
2003
o Citizenship (Amendment) Act,
2005

10.  The Fundamental Rights, Directive
Principles of State Policy and
Fundamental Duties prescribe the
fundamental obligations of the State to
its citizens and the duties of the citizens
to the State
 Part III of the Constitution contains the
Fundamental Rights.

11. A. Fundamental rights apply
irrespective of race, place of
birth, religion, caste, creed or sex.
 Part IV of the Constitution contains the
Directive Principles of State Policy
o These provisions are not enforceable
by the courts, but the principles on
which they are based are fundamental
guidelines for governance

12.  Part IV–A of the Constitution contains
the Fundamental Duties
o These duties are defined as the
o moral obligations of all citizens
o Like the Directive Principles, they
o are not legally enforceable

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