The question (13 marks)
"India is federal in structure but so heavily qualified by unitary provisions that the description quasi-federal flatters it." Examine this proposition against the accepted features of a federation and the provisions of the Constitution, and state whether you accept it. (13 marks)
MU Module II, federal and unitary government, India as a quasi-federal State; pack ch. 02 §3 and §5.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · Government as a Concept in Political Theory of Political Science – I.
Authorities you will need
- Article 246 and the three Lists of the Seventh Schedule
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