Law of IndiaModule 2
Constitutional government and federal institutions: federalism, Parliament, lawmaking, the President, the Prime Minister, the States, constitutional bodies, local government and emergencies
India is a **‘Union of States’** (Article 1) with a **parliamentary** system: the people elect Parliament and the State assemblies, and the executive is drawn from, and answerable to, the legislature. The head of state, the **President**, acts on the advice of the **Council of Ministers**. Power is divided between the **Union** and the **States**, but with a **strong centre**, and independent bodies such as the Election Commission watch over the working of democracy. This module follows the main institutions and asks, for each problem: who has the power, how is it exercised, and what limits it?
This course explains the law of India, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.
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