We have great pleasure in presenting First edition “Constitutional Values – II” written for students of UG courses. The related matters are written in a simple and easily understandable.
This volume is an attempt to provide the students with thorough understanding of Constitutional Values – II. We have presented the subject matter in a systematic manner with liberal use of charts and diagrams where ever necessary so as to make it interesting and sustain students’ interest.
Contents –
Unit – 1 State Legislature, State Executive & Centre-State Relations
i) State Legislature
Vidhana Sabha
Vidhana Parishath
Composition of State Legislature
Powers of State Legislature
Functions of State Legislature
ii) State Executive
Governor
Chief Minister
State Council of Ministery
Powers of State Executive
Functions of State Executive
iii) Centre-State Relations
Co-operative Federalism
Challenges of Co-operative Federalism
Review Questions
Unit – 2 Democratic Decentralization, Constitutional Amendment & Basic Structure
i) Democratic Decentralization
Local Self-Government
Urban Governments
73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
Contemporary Challenges
ii) Constitutional Amendment Procedure in India
Simple, Special and Special with Concurrence of States
iii) Basic Structure of Indian Constitution with Special
Reference to Keshavananda Bharathi Case
Review Questions
Unit – 3 Election Commission, Public Service Commissions & Affirmative Action
i) Election Commission of India
Composition of Election Commission
Powers of Election Commission
Functions of Election Commission
ii) Public Service Commissions
UPSC
State Public Service Commission
iii) Affirmative Action
Reservation for SC/ST(23%)
OBC(27%)
EWC(10%)
Women(33% Reservation within)It’s Relevance
Review Questions
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)