Polity

Types Of Corruption Systemic corruption As opposed to exploiting occasional opportunities, endemic or systemic corruption is when corruption is an integrated and essential aspect of the economic, social and political system, when it is embedded in a wider situation that helps sustain it. Systemic corruption is not a special category of corrupt practice, but rather … Read more

  Join Our Telegram Channel Another criticism of Regional Parties is their exclusionary ideology. Some parties like Shiv Sena function on double exclusion, by invoking Maratha and Hindu pride. These thus create artificial differences in society, by highlighting differences and ignoring the commonalities. Most national parties, on the other hand, have all inclusive ‘sarvajanik’ principles, … Read more

Functions of The Election Commission of India Join Our Telegram Channel The Superintendence, Direction and Control of Election Preparation of Electoral Rolls To declare the date of Election To reognise and derecognise Political Parties To prepare code of conduct for Political Parties Control over the staff connected with Election To conduct Election To establish Polling Stations … Read more

. The right to ask questions was given for the first time to the legislators by the Act of 1892 and for asking supplementary questions in 1909. A question is a request made by a member for an oral explanation from the concerned minister. However, a notice of 10 days has to be given to … Read more

Under Indian Consititution, All the Fundamental Rights are available against the ‘State’ but only 4 fundamental Rights are available against both State as well as against Private Individual. These Fundamental Rights are : Article 15(2) – Provides that No citizen shall be subject to any kind of discrimination on the basis of his race, religion, … Read more

Law relating to marriage and/or divorce has been codified in different enactments applicable to people of different religions. These are: The Converts’ Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866 The Indian Divorce Act, 1869 The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 The Kazis Act, 1880 The Anand Marriage Act, 1909 The Indian Succession Act, 1925 The Child Marriage Restraint … Read more

The rule of law primarily means that everything must be done according to law. Applied to the powers of government, this requires that every government authority which does some act which would otherwise be a wrong or which infringes a man’s liberty, must be able to justify its action as authorised by Law and in … Read more

All administrative law is run through government agencies. Our government is made up of numerous administrative agencies. These agencies are also sometimes called regulatory agencies. Agencies can be federal, state, city, or county entities. Subscribe on YouTube These agencies administer laws and manage public programs through the use of rules and regulations. Each agency is responsible for … Read more

Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility Join Our Telegram Channel Constitutions are also classified into rigid and flexible. A rigid Constitution is one that requires a special procedure for its amendment, as for example, the American Constitution. A flexible constitution, on the other hand, is one that can be amended in the same manner as the … Read more

Minority Commission: Subscribe on YouTube The “Minorities Commission”, aimed to safeguard and protect the interests of the minorities, was set up by the Government of India in January, 1978. This Commission became a statutory body and was renamed as the “National Commission for Minorities” with the enactment of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. … Read more