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Philosophy of the constitution, By : Sahasra, Eshaan, Ayesa, Dipika, Parth…
Philosophy of the constitution
Democracy
Democratic based on a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting : of or relating to democracy
sovereignty
Sovereignty means the independent authority of a State. It means that it has the power to legislate on any subject; and that it is not subject to the control of any other State / external power.
According to the preamble, the constitution of India has been pursuance of the solemn resolution of the people of India to constitute India into a ‘Sovereign Democratic Republic’, and to secure well-defined objects set forth in the preamble. Sovereignty denotes supreme and ultimate power
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It has two aspects- external and internal.The external sovereignty of India means that it can acquire foreign territory and also cede any part of the Indian territory, subject to limitations (if any) imposed by the constitution. On the other hand, internal sovereignty refers to the relationship between the states and the individuals within its territory. Internal sovereignty relates to internal and domestic affairs.
Republic
The head of the state is an elected person and not a hereditary position in a republic. India is a republic as the head of the country and each of its states is a directly or indirectly elected representative.
Equality
The people has to get equal opportunity before the law which is provided from the government and it is the government's responsibility to ensure the safety and the rights of all the citizens of the country
It means having everyone equal before the law regardless of their caste or creed they come from . It all means of status and opportunity; and to promote among them all.
Article 14 of the Constitution of India provides for equality before the law or equal protection of the laws within the Indian territory.The term Secular™ was incorporated in the Preamble by 42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976 which means that all the religions in India get equal respect, protection and support from the state
socialism
The word socialist was added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd amendment act of 1976, during the Emergency.
Socialism is an economic and political system. It is an economic theory of social organization. It believes that the means of making, moving, and trading wealth should be owned or controlled by the workers. This means the money made belongs to the people who make the things, instead of a group of private owners.
India is a Democratic Socialist nation. India has a mixed economy. There is private sector participation as well as public sector participation. the country is both free enterprize and socialist.
Democratic Socialism - In Democratic Socialism, there is mixed economy, there is private sector participation as well as public sector
Fraternity
1.Fraternity refers to the sharing of common interests and beliefs; it implies that a group sharing those beliefs is as close as ‘if they were brothers’.
2.Fraternity has long been a cherished goal of the labour movement.
3.Socialists firmly believe that we must replace capitalism with fraternity.
4It would consign the environmental destructiveness and rampant consumerism of the capitalist economic system to the dustbin of history.
5.The fraternity generated by an equitable distribution of wealth would free us from having to compete with our fellow man.
Liberty
The idea of Liberty refers to the freedom of the activities of Indian nationals. This establishes that there are no unreasonable restrictions on Indian citizens in terms of what they think, their manner of expression, and the way they wish to follow up their thoughts in action.
Liberty does not mean `license' to do what one likes, and has to be enjoyed within the limitations mentioned in the Constitution itself. In brief, the liberty conceived by the Preamble or fundamental rights is not absolute but qualified.
justice
Justice stands for rule of law, absence of arbitrariness and a system of equal rights, freedom and opportunities for all in a society. India seeks social, economic and political justice to ensure equality to its citizens.
The clause "Justice was added to the Indian Preamble on the 26th of November 1949. It was made a fundamental part of the Indian Constitution to ensure the safety and equality of the people in the sace of the law.
Secular
The Preamble of Indian Constitution aims to constitute India a Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic Republic. The terms socialist and secular were added to it by the 42nd amendment.
Citizens are free to follow any religion or sect they wish and there is no official religion imposed on them, so the government treats all religious beliefs and sects or practices with equal and high respect.
By : Sahasra, Eshaan, Ayesa, Dipika, Parth, Sayuri, Siddharth, Tresa, Srija
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