Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 10 The Philosophy of the Constitution

The laws and moral values are interrelated with each other.
Hence, the Constitution of India is democratic, secular, federal, liberal, egalitarian, open to community values as well as sensitive towards the needs and aspirations of the peoples to maintain integrity of the county.
The philosophy of the constitution does not contain only moral content but mediate between the various interpretations of the core value of Indian polity.
The Constitution of India has made the arrangements to protect the rights and interests of SCs, STs, Minorities by providing the reservation of seats in the legislatures for them.
The same reservations have been made for them even in government jobs also to secure their interest.
The Constitution of India is a supreme law to be respected and accepted by the institutions and citizens both because only this protects the fundamentalities of citizens and country.
The Constitution of India experiences the federal character because it distributes the powers between the central government and its constituent units, it is a written document, it is partially flexible and partially rigid.
The judiciary of India is supreme, and the bi-cameral legislature exists in India.
The constitution has a centralized idea of national unity as its preamble outlines the objectives of constitution by providing justice, equality, fraternity, liberty and unity and integrity of the country.
The philosophy of the constitution can be approached by getting the concept of constitution in a clear manner, grasping or analyzing the set of ideals in constitution as well as a detailed justification for the same.
The philosophy of the constitution mainly emphasizes on peaceful and democratic measures to develop a democratic transformations in the form of equality, freedom and national unity and integrity.