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Chapter 4 · Part 1

Executive and Judiciary

President, PM, Governor, Supreme Court & judicial review.

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Learning objectives

  • 1Explain the Union Executive — President and Vice-President
  • 2Explain the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
  • 3Explain the State Executive — Governor and Chief Minister
  • 4Explain the Judiciary — Structure and the Power of Judicial Review
  • 5Explain judicial Independence, Appointments and Activism
  • 6Explain worked Example: How the Judiciary Checks the Executive

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Introduction
The Union Executive — President and Vice-President
The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
The State Executive — Governor and Chief Minister
The Judiciary — Structure and the Power of Judicial Review
Judicial Independence, Appointments and Activism
Worked Example: How the Judiciary Checks the Executive
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Key terms

GovernorChief Ministerjudicial reviewexecutivejudiciaryPresidentHigh CourtsimpeachmentSupreme Courthabeas corpusPrime Ministerparliamentary modelcentre-state frictionjudicial independencecollective responsibilitysingle integrated judiciary

Connected chapters

The Indian Constitutionshares: judicial reviewFederalism and Centre-State Relationsshares: GovernorParliament and State Legislaturesshares: President
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