 Sovereignty is the most prominent element of the state

 The State is everywhere : It hardly leaves a gap this statement explains the concept of
welfare state
 Constitution of India provides for Parliamentary Form of Governance
 ‘Citizen Centric Administration : The Heart of Governance’ is the second
administrative reforms committee report which identified the barriers of good
governance in India
 Council of Minister is responsible to Lok Sabha
 In a parliamentary system of governance legislature controls the executive
 All executive powers vested in President of India
 Indian polity does not provide for Authoritarian govt
 Welfare State aims to Secure Maximum welfare of maximum members
 Main source of Political power in India - The People
 Democracy’s superior value lies in the fact that it calls into activity- the intelligence
and character of ordinary men and women
 Indian constitution is Partly Rigid and Partly Flexible
 Differentiation between parliamentary system of India and Britain is the Concept of
Judicial Review
 Indian Constitution provides for Single Citizen
 Indian federalism is not the result of an agreement among the federating unit
 The reason for the Indian Constitution being the bulkiest is that it contains the
constitution of both union and the state government
 India Constitution is quasi federal
 Indian Constitution is a form of cooperative Federalism – G. Austin
 India is a Quasi federal state – K.C Wheare
 Herbert Simon rejected the ”Principles of Administration as myths and proverbs”
 Dr. BR Ambedkar – The Constitution has not been set in a tight Module of
federalism