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The struggle for Indian independence in India was not merely against the foreign rule but also a struggle to rejuvenate our country and to transform our society and politics. In 1928 Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders drafted the constitution of India. In 1931 the resolution at the Karachi session of the Congress dwelt on how India’s constitution should look like.
The Indian constitution adopted many institutional details and procedures from colonial laws like the Government of India Act 1935. Many of our leaders were inspired by the ideals of French Revolution, the practice of parliamentary democracy in Britain and the Bill of Rights in the USA. The socialist revolution in Russia inspired Indians to think of a system based on social and economic equality.
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What sources did the Framers of the Constitution get their ideas from?
They got ideas from the Roman Republic and their own brains.
The ideas of checks and balances and the separation of powers suggest that the framers of the constitution feared a two-house legislature?
false it was the concentration of too much power. novanet !
What person proposed the separation of powers in the government and inspired the constitution?
It wasn't one person, but rather several people who proposed the ideas. John Hancock, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Hamilton inspired the idea of the constitution. They believed that every man had an equal opportunity.
What are the four methods that justices might use to interpret the constitution and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?
1. The plain meaning of the words in the Constitution Adv. The court can base its decisions closest to how the Framers meant the Constitution to be interpreted. Dis. Not all questions are answered in the Constitution and there were disagreements on some meanings of words. 2. The intention of the framers Adv. It is most faithful to the ideas of the Constitution. Dis. It was really hard to determine what the Framers meant on some issues. There are no guidelines for the types of situations that did not exist when the Constitution was written. 3. The Constitution is based on some fundamental principles of government Adv. Uses the basic ideas of our government on basic principles and values. 4. Today's social values and needs Adv. They use more modern approaches that fit to our current culture. Dis. People opposed to methods 3 and 4 say that it gives the justices too much freedom to decide cases according to their own political and personal beliefs.
Why were the framers of the US Constitution so important?
The Framers of the Constitution deeply believed in liberal, democratic ideas, heavily influenced by Enlightenment thinkers. These principles were important to the colonists, who felt that the British crown treated them unfairly and did not represent their interests.
