The Constitution of India gives single citizenship to the people of the country. All the people irrespective of the states or territories in which they reside are the citizens of the country. This is unlike USA, where a citizen is a citizen of USA and the state in which he/she resides. Was this answer helpful?
Q. What is the primary purpose of government?
The purpose is expressed in the preamble to the Constitution: ”We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more per- fect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do …
Q. What is the importance of Constitution Day?
Constitution Day (or Samvidhan Divas), also known as National Law Day, is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India….Constitution Day (India)
| Constitution Day | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | India |
| Significance | India adopted its constitution in 1950 |
Q. Who started Constitution Day?
Dr B R Ambedkar
Q. What is the date of enforcement of the Constitution?
26th January, 1950
Q. What is the significance of the date of enforcement of the Constitution?
26 January 1950: The Constitution Was Legally Enforced Passed by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, it came into effect on 26 January 1950. The date 26 January was chosen to commemorate the declaration of Purna Swaraj (complete Independence) of 1930.
Q. What are the main themes that have been included in the Constitution?
The Six Big Ideas are:
- limited government.
- republicanism.
- checks and balances.
- federalism.
- separation of powers.
- popular sovereignty.
Q. What is an example of the system of checks and balances?
The best example of checks and balances is that the president can veto any bill passed by Congress, but a two-thirds vote in Congress can override the veto. Other examples include: The House of Representatives has sole power of impeachment, but the Senate has all power to try any impeachment.
Q. What are the themes of the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Independence states three basic ideas: (1) God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; (2) the main business of government is to protect these rights; (3) if a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt and to set up a …
Q. What are the five major themes of the Declaration of Independence?
Declaration of Independence Themes
- Dissatisfaction. Really, when you think about it, the entire Declaration of Independence is a Declaration of Dissatisfaction.
- Freedom, Independence, and Tyranny. Jefferson consistently uses the juxtaposition of freedom and tyranny throughout the Declaration of Independence.
- Principles.
- Legitimacy.
- Equality.
Q. What is each complaint about in the Declaration of Independence?
The three main themes of the colonists’ complaints are individual rights, representation, and taxation. Individual rights are rights guaranteed to people. Representation in the English Parliament was important to the colonists, and the colonists believed that taxation without representation was wrong.
Q. What rights are the writers claiming that they have in the Declaration of Independence?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
