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Constitutional Design

CBSE · Class 9 · Social Science

Quick revision notes for Constitutional Design — CBSE Class 9 Social Science. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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Democratic Constitution in South Africa

  • Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and was imprisoned for 27 years (1964-1991)
  • Apartheid was a system of racial discrimination imposed by white Europeans on South Africa
  • Population division: Blacks (3/4th population), Whites, Coloureds, and Indians
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Why Do We Need a Constitution?

  • Constitution builds trust between different groups with conflicting interests
  • Both oppressor and oppressed needed guarantees in post-apartheid South Africa
  • Black majority wanted democratic principle of majority rule and economic rights
3

Making of the Indian Constitution

  • India's constitution made under difficult circumstances - partition, violence, princely states
  • At least 10 lakh people killed in partition violence
  • Advantage: Consensus on democratic values already existed from freedom struggle
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The Constituent Assembly

  • Constituent Assembly: Assembly of elected representatives that wrote the constitution
  • Elections held in July 1946, first meeting in December 1946
  • After partition, assembly divided into Indian and Pakistani assemblies

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A constitution is the supreme lawA system of racial discrimination practicedAn assembly of elected representativesAn introductory statement in the constitutionPeople have supreme right to make

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