NCERT Book Class 7 Social Science (Exploring Society India and Beyond Part-I) Chapter 10 The Constitution of India - An Introduction

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CHAPTER
The Constitution of
India — An Introduction
I would like to point out that if we are able to act according to the
Constitution which has been adopted..., I am sure we shall be able
very soon to make our country great. This is a goal which is within
our power to reach, but its realisation would require hard physical
and mental labour and above all great moral regeneration.
We have prepared a democratic Constitution. But the successful
working of democratic institutions requires in those who have to
work with them willingness to respect the viewpoint of others,
capacity for compromise and accommodation.
— Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India

Fig 10.1. Glimpses from the Republic day Parade

10 – The Constitution of India — An Introduction
1. What is a constitution, and why do
we need one?
The Big 2. How was the Indian Constitution
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Governance and Democracy

prepared?
3. How did our freedom struggle and
civilisational heritage influence the
Constitution?
4. What are the key features of the
Constitution of India? Why is it still
relevant, even though it was written
more than seventy years ago? 209

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