Constitutional Design
CBSE · Class 9 · Social Science
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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
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
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
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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- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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