What is a Constitution?

A Constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is. When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to embody a written constitution; if they are written down in a single comprehensive document, it is said to embody a codified constitution.

Division of the Constitution of India

Salient features of the Constitution:

1. It is a written Constitution:

2. It is the longest in the world:

3. It is rigid yet flexible:

4. The provision for Judicial Review:

The constitution also lists the fundamental rights of the people of India: