Polity Notes for Mains

Polity basics can be covered from Laxmikant – Polity

Federal Issues

• President Rule
• President’s Rule – Arunachal Pradesh
• President’s Rule – Uttarakhand
• Federalism
• Land Acquisition – Issues
• Special Package
• Devolution of Powers to States
• Co-operative Federalism
• Central Sector Scheme
• Special Category States
• Decentralisation
• 14th FC

Devolution to Local Bodies

• 73rd CAA
• Election in Local Bodies
• Urban Governance

Separation of Power

• Separation of Powers
• Executive-Judiciary Relation
• NJAC
• Executive Accountability
• Judicial Independence

Comparison with other Nations

• India Vs US – Constitution
• India Vs US – Treaty Process
• Indian Vs UK – Elections
• Federalism

Legislature

• Bicameral Legislature
• Whip
• Anti-Defection
• AADHAR as Money Bill

Executive

• Governor
• Executive Overreach
• President

Judiciary

• Issues in Judiciary
• Judicial Activism
• Reforms in Judiciary
• Judicial Accountability
• Tribunal
• Judicial Appointment
• Article 142
• Inter-State Water Disputes
• Role of Judiciary
• Criminal Justice System
• National Court of Appeal
• Understaffed Judiciary
• Supreme Court

Pressure Groups

• Interest Groups

Election – Representation of People Act

• RPA
• Freebies
• Electoral Issues
• Electoral Reforms
• Simultaneous Elections
• NOTA

Other Bodies

• Law Commission
• NHRC
• Appointment in Institutions
• Censor Board
• BCCI
• NITI Ayog
• CCI
• CBI
• ICANN
• CAG
• FSSAI & Maggie Issue
• BCI – Bar Council of India
• Press Council of India
• CAT
• SHRC

 

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