The Indian Constitution - Why Does a Country Need a Constitution?

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key concepts, historical context, and figures related to why a country needs a constitution from Chapter 1.

Constitution

A set of rules and principles that all persons in a country can agree upon as the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed, laying out certain ideals and defining the fundamental nature of society.

Constituent Assembly

The body convened in December 1946 that drafted a constitution for independent India to shape its destiny after 150 years of British rule.

Jawaharlal Nehru addressing the Constituent Assembly

The event depicted where Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the members of the Constituent Assembly as they worked to draft the Indian Constitution.

Indian National Congress

The organization that first made the demand for a Constituent Assembly in 1934, an assertion that gained momentum during the Second World War.

Democratic Country vs. Constitution

The relationship wherein all democratic countries are likely to have a constitution, but having a constitution does not necessarily make a country democratic.