Polity Syllabus
Polity Syllabus for UPSC 2021
1.
Preamble
- Terms in the Preamble
- 42nd Amendment
- Swaran Singh committee
2. Constitution of India
- Historical Background
- Drafting committee and making
scheme of the Constitution
- Influence of other
constitutions
- Its salient features
- Union and its Territory (Basic
idea about Article 1-4, Federal nature, State reorganization and different
Commissions, Recent issues)
3. Citizenship
- Basic idea about Article 5-11
- PIO, NRI, OCI, and Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas
- Citizenship Amendment Act of
2016
- Schemes, new policies, and
recent changes in voting.
4. Fundamental Rights
- Basic idea about Article 12-35
- 44th amendment act
- Different types of Writs
- Enforcement and Exceptional
cases with regard to FR’s
- Recent issues related to FR
5. Fundamental Duties
- Article 51A
- Difference between FR and FD
- Significance and Criticism
- Enforcement of FD’s
- Recent issues about FD
6. Parliament
- Basic idea about Articles
related to Role and functions of the Parliament
- Motions, Sessions,
Parliamentary procedure – Zero Hour, Summoning, Prorogation, and Joint sitting.
- Parliamentary proceedings like
Adjournment Motion, and Question Hour etc.
- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha,
- Special powers of Rajya Sabha
- Anti-defection law and 10th
schedule
- Parliamentary Privileges
- Bill and law-making procedure
- Budget, funds and it is
summary
- Parliamentary Committees
7. Judiciary
- Basic idea about the
judiciary.
- Powers of High Court and
Supreme court
- Qualification and appointment
- Removal procedure
- Recent controversy, verdicts,
and constitutional provisions.
8. Constitutional Bodies
- Election Commission
- UPSC
- SPSC
- JPSC
- Finance Commission
- National Commission for SCs
and ST’s,
- Composition, Powers and
Functions, Removal of the Constitutional bodies
9. Union
- Basic idea about Article 52-73
- Qualification and Election of
President and vice-president
- Function and Powers of the
president- (Executive, Legislative, Financial, Judicial, Diplomatic, Military
and Emergency Powers)
- Prime minister and council of
minister
- Resignation and impeachment of
the president
- Role and responsibilities of
Prime minister, Cabinet ministers, Council of Minister.
- Resignation and Removal of
vice president
- Powers and Functions of
Council of ministers
- Attorney general
10. Directive Principles of State Policy
- Article 36-51 and Article 368
- Sources and key features of
DPSP
- Classification of DPSP
- Comparison or conflicts
between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
- Keshavananda Bharathi,
Golaknath Case, Minerva Mills, Maneka Gandhi case.
- Important Amendments- 42nd
Amendment, 44th Amendment, and 97th amendment
11. Emergency Provisions
- National emergency- Article
352
- President’s rule or State
emergency- Article 356
- Financial emergency- Article
360
- 44th amendment act
- Effects and implications of
emergency
- Role of President in emergency
time
- The State of FR, Lok sabha,
and Rajya sabha
- Revoking emergency
12. State Government- State Executive
- Governor- appointment, and
special powers.
- Executive, Legislative,
Financial, Judicial powers and discretionary powers of the governor
- 7th constitutional amendment
- Chief Minister and the council
of ministers
- Power of chief minister
13. State Legislature
- State legislature compared to
the Parliament with regard to powers, composition, and functions.
- Bicameral legislature
- Creation and abolition of the
Legislative councils
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