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Basics of Constitution

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Fundamental Rights

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complete process of constitutional amendment🔠
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Center-State Relation

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Inter-State Council🔠
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Emergency in/of India

National Emergency and its provisions🔠
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Executive of India

understand executive and judiciary🔠
President of India : Basics🔠
Presidential Election Process🔠
Functions and Powers of the President🔠
Pardoning Power of the President🔠
President’s veto power🔠
Types of majority🔠
Ordinance in India : Concept🔠
Vice President of India🔠
Prime minister of India🔠
Central Council of Ministers🔠
Kitchen cabinet🔠
Cabinet Committee 🔠
Difference b/w council of ministers and cabinet🔠
Attorney General of India🔠
Governor of the Indian states🔠
President vs Governor🔠
Powers and Functions of Governor🔠
Chief Minister of Indian States🔠
State Council of Ministers🔠
Advocate General of the state🔠
Federal System of India🔠

Parliament +

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Parliament: Powers and Functions🔠
Parliamentary Motion : Types, Features🔠
Parliamentary Resolution🔠
The process of making laws in Parliament🔠
Money Bill and Finance Bill🔠
Lok Sabha : Role, Structure, Functions🔠
Lok Sabha Speaker: Powers and Functions🔠
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Chairman of Rajya Sabha: Concepts🔠
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Parliamentary Privileges: Meaning, Classification🔠
Parliamentary Forum: Objectives, Composition,🔠
Joint Sitting of both the houses🔠
Parliamentary Group 🔠
Instruments of Parliamentary Proceedings:🔠
Question Hour and Zero Hour🔠
Parliamentary Committees : Concept🔠
Budget – Complete Process and Implementation🔠
Consolidated, Public Account & Contingency Fund;🔠
State Legislatures: Constitution, Functions,🔠
Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council :🔠
Legislative process in the legislature🔠

Judicial system and Procedure

Judiciary (Introduction)🔠
The Supreme Court: Role, Formation🔠
Independence of supreme court🔠
Judicial review in India🔠
Jurisdiction of Supreme Court🔠
Supreme Court’s Advocate🔠
Judicial Activism: Meaning, Benefits,🔠
PIL – Public Interest Litigation🔠
judicial review of the Ninth Schedule🔠
High Court: Constitution, Independence🔠
High Court Jurisdiction🔠
Subordinate Courts: Meaning, Structure,🔠
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Gram Nyayalaya : Concept🔠
National Legal Services Authority: NALSA🔠
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Compoundable & Non-Compoundable Offences🔠
Bailable and Non-Bailable Offences🔠
Cognizable and Non- Cognizable Offences🔠

Election Related Article

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The entire process of election: machinery🔠
Model Code of Conduct🔠
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Voting Behaviour : Meaning, Features etc.🔠
Why is electoral reform necessary?🔠
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What is Anti-defection law?🔠
91st Constitutional Amendment Act 2003🔠
Representation of the People Act 1950🔠
Representation of the People Act 1951🔠

Commissions in India

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)🔠
State Public Service Commission (SPSC)🔠
Central Bureau of Investigation – CBI🔠
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)🔠
State Human Rights Commission (SHRC)🔠
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Comptroller and Auditor General – CAG🔠
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National Commission for Scheduled Castes [NCSC]🔠
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes [NCST]🔠
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) (NCBC)🔠

Local Government in India

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Municipal Corporation, Municipality: 🔠
Urban Local Self-Government🔠
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Polity key differences

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