Indian Political System

The vice president is chosen by the president will support the president. The vice president is also to offer advice to the president and attends his or her duties should the president be absent or impeached.

Both the countries have a written constitution which amends to the basic demands of the people. Both the governments have passed “Bill of Rights” which guaranteed fundamental rights to the people. The Federal or Union government reign supreme over the state governments in both the countries. The dissimilarities between the two countries political makeup is the cause of functional discrepancies in the countries. The constitution of US runs only for few pages but the constitution of India runs into

There is a central government and more than twenty five state governments. Under the India Constitution there are three lists, federal list, state list and the concurrent list. Things covered under the first two lists are the exclusive domain of the concerned parties but under the third central government can overrule the state governments on matters of national interest. Judiciary is independent with the power of judicial review. Every state has a high court above subordinate courts presided by the Supreme Court of India. Under the Constitution the functions of Legislature, executive and judiciary have been clearl defined. (Shukla)

Amendment XXV. If a president happens to die or resign, the vice president is next in line to take his place. If there is no one holding the vice president title, the president may choose someone to fill this office with the consent of the congress.

India like the United States has a Democracy for their form of Government. India is a free nation with rights given to the people and laws to protect them. Although India’s Democracy is not exactly like the United States it is set up very similar. In the book Sarah doesn’t talk about India’s Government and never runs into any trouble by authorities, although she does mention that India has a Democracy. This means India is a free nation and allows people to have opportunities for individuals to decide which ones they would like to take. Within the Democracy, India like the U.S. has a strongly defined cast system.

Prime Minister. The Prime minister and his advisers have the authority to appoint ministers and pass

The Queen, who is represented by the Governor General, is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of Government.

The Executive Branch consists of the leaders in both types of government. The President in Federal Government, and the Governor in State Government. The power each has is different in each state. The president is allowed to choose his vice president, as well as the members of his cabinet. Many of the state

According to the Constitution of the United States, there are only two specified roles of the vice president. One of them enables the vice president to be the deciding vote in the case of a tie in the Senate. The other specified role requires

. He or she is chosen by the National Assembly from among its individuals, and leads the nation in light of a legitimate concern for national solidarity, as per the Constitution and the law. The President names the Deputy President from among the individuals from the National Assembly. The Deputy President helps the president in executing government

The Prime Minister decides on when the Cabinet meetings are; being in charge and the spokesperson in their meetings; and is the head of the Cabinet.

Untouchability as claimed by the Indian government is said to be abandoned 60 years ago, however still 40% of Dalits are illiterate (Around 70 million). This tells us that the caste system unfortunately still exists. The caste system is a system of class and hierarchy, it divides people in terms of classes called castes which usually determines their status in the community and therefor their livelihoods. The caste system still exists and if not constitutionally definitely socially. The caste system presence keeps different communities separated, lowers national GDP (Economic activity/development), discriminates against those of the lower caste, slows the development procedure and creates unlimited social consequences.

Through the study of human history it is evident authoritative and monarch governments prevailed as legitimate authorities but with careful considerations these political systems were seen as inaccurate by many. New political systems, functions and responsibilities soon began to surface. Democracy was among these new political systems and argues for the influence of citizens in politics and the protection of rights (Dahl, 1998, p. 44). Democracy can be found through many political systems around the world particularly in first world countries such as Canada and the United States of America. Fortunately the notions of democracy can also be found in some developing countries such as India. ¬¬¬Although democratic views and notions are found throughout Indian politics and its associated practices India does not prove to be completely democratic in relation to Robert Dahl’s criteria of democracy highlighted in his book, On Democracy. Robert Dahl, a political scientist and professor, sets up 5 criteria of democracy that includes effective participation, voting equality, enlightened understanding, inclusion and control of agenda (Dahl, 1998, p. 36-7). He argues that a sense of true democracy is founded when all 5 criteria of democracy are fulfilled (Dahl, 1998, p. 36). Unfortunately India is unable to accommodate the criteria of voting equality and effective participation due to its

The parliamentary system, unlike the American presidential system, is recognizable by a fusion of powers between the legislative and executive branches. The Prime Minister, who is the chief executive, may be elected to the legislature in the same way that all other members are elected. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party that wins the majority of votes to the legislature-either de facto, or in some cases through an election held by the legislature. The Prime Minister appoints Cabinet Ministers. However, unlike in the presidential system, these members are typically themselves legislature

India is the biggest democracy in the world, with a government type of federal republic. The country’s form of government mimics the United States with its federal structure. The federal government consists of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. In addition, India has adopted the a British style parliamentary system that allows for it its central government to have great power in relation to its states, according to US Department of State- Background Notes website (The Office of Electronic