Question
Give two examples each to support the following conclusions about the Indian Constitution:
(a) The Constitution was made by credible leaders who commanded peoples' respect.
(b) The Constitution has distributed power in such a way as to make it difficult to subvert it.
(c) The Constitution is the locus of people's hopes and aspirations.
Solution
(a) The following two factors move the leaders who made the constitution credible :
(i) The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by direct election by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies that were established in 1935. The Constituent,Assembly was composed roughly along the line suggested by the Cabinet Mission in which each of the Communities, Provinces, Princely States were represented through an appropriate formula. In addition the Assembly had twenty six members from what were then known as scheduled classes.
(ii) The members of the Constituent Assembly placed a great emphasis on discussion and reasoned arguments. The very fact that the Assembly met for one hundred and sixty six days, spread over two years and eleven months, brings the home this point.
(b) The Constitution has distributed powerin such a way as to more it difficult to subvert it. The following two examples illustrate it:
(i) There is a unique working arrangementof the institutions of the government of the constitution. This arrangement is based on the Check and Balance approach. If one institutiontries to transgress its limit, other two check it.
(ii) There is well elaboration of the procedure of amendment of the various articles of the Constitution.
(c) A constitution is the locus of people's hopesand aspirations. The following two features of theIndian Constitution exemplify this :
(i) The constitution of India has listed certainrights termed as the Fundamental Rights and specially protected them. There is judiciary which has powers and responsibility to protect the fundamental rights by the government and the legislative.
(ii) The constitution of India incorporates some guidelines called the Directive Principles of State Policy which though non-justiciable have moral force behind them to ensure that government would take them seriously. The government give effect to some Directive Principles has passed several bills of abolition of zamindari system, nationalised banks, enacted numerous factory laws, fixed minimum wages,etc. Such efforts also include the right toeducation, formation of Panchayati Rajinstitutions all over the country, partial right to work under employment guarantee scheme and mid-day meal scheme, etc, which are just the hopes and aspirations of the people.
(i) The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by direct election by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies that were established in 1935. The Constituent,Assembly was composed roughly along the line suggested by the Cabinet Mission in which each of the Communities, Provinces, Princely States were represented through an appropriate formula. In addition the Assembly had twenty six members from what were then known as scheduled classes.
(ii) The members of the Constituent Assembly placed a great emphasis on discussion and reasoned arguments. The very fact that the Assembly met for one hundred and sixty six days, spread over two years and eleven months, brings the home this point.
(b) The Constitution has distributed powerin such a way as to more it difficult to subvert it. The following two examples illustrate it:
(i) There is a unique working arrangementof the institutions of the government of the constitution. This arrangement is based on the Check and Balance approach. If one institutiontries to transgress its limit, other two check it.
(ii) There is well elaboration of the procedure of amendment of the various articles of the Constitution.
(c) A constitution is the locus of people's hopesand aspirations. The following two features of theIndian Constitution exemplify this :
(i) The constitution of India has listed certainrights termed as the Fundamental Rights and specially protected them. There is judiciary which has powers and responsibility to protect the fundamental rights by the government and the legislative.
(ii) The constitution of India incorporates some guidelines called the Directive Principles of State Policy which though non-justiciable have moral force behind them to ensure that government would take them seriously. The government give effect to some Directive Principles has passed several bills of abolition of zamindari system, nationalised banks, enacted numerous factory laws, fixed minimum wages,etc. Such efforts also include the right toeducation, formation of Panchayati Rajinstitutions all over the country, partial right to work under employment guarantee scheme and mid-day meal scheme, etc, which are just the hopes and aspirations of the people.
