Welcome to the Indian Polity panic room. Below is the list of chapters you've allegedly completed. Use the search bar to filter topics (or find excuses) and check the boxes to mark chapters as Read to satisfy your imaginary dashboard sync requirements.
| No. | Chapter | Syllabus Focus & Keywords | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Preamble | Core ideals, Preamble ingredients, Sovereignty, Socialism, Secularism, Democracy, Republic, Kesavananda Bharati case, LIC case. | |
| 2. | Amendment of Constitution | Part XX Article 368 procedure, types of majorities (simple, special, federal), Formal vs Informal methods, Judicial review, major amendments, Basic Structure doctrine origins. | |
| 3. | Reorganisation of States | Post-independence state creation on linguistic basis, Nagpur Session 1920, S.K. Dhar, JVP Committee, Fazl Ali Commission, Smaller States arguments, Presidential Vetoes. | |
| 4. | Federalism | Conceptual terms (Delegation, Devolution, Decentralization), Types of federations, Essential federal features, Unitary vs Federal features, Quasi-federalism, Cooperative, Bargaining and Competitive modes. | |
| 5. | Articles 1 to 4 | Part I: The Union and its Territory, Admission or establishment of new states, boundary alteration, Article 368 exemption (Simple Majority), USA vs India comparison. | |
| 6. | Articles 5 to 11 | Citizenship | Part II: Core terminology, Acquisition (Birth, Descent, Registration, Naturalisation), Loss of Citizenship, NRI & OCI schemes, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019. |
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