Pro tip for Mains-27 Polity- Note Taking Guide Most important themes for which notes have to made(3-4 Pager notes): 1. Separation of power(all articles must be written in your notes) 2. Issues related to Federal structure (center state and state-state issues, recent cases) 3. Dilution of power to local bodies(economic and political decentralisation, empowerment-of local bodies, women and backward classes), relevant articles 4. Representation of People’s Act(notes from Laxmikant’s Chapter) 5. 1935 Act as the basis of Constitution. 6. Role of Pressure groups in Polity(have examples of different kinds of pressure groups) Topics of importance(2 pager notes): 1. Basic Structure Doctrine(Include Court cases etc) 2. Article 21 and expansion of its ambit over the years(in detail along with case laws) 3. Directive Principle of State Policies( Make a list of them in your notes and write down a basic commentary on their implementation through various policies) 4. Preamble(relevance, basic tenets enshrined, importance, case laws) 5. Role of Speaker(case laws) 6. Role of Governer(Case Laws) 7. Election Commission(Case laws) 8. Rajya Sabha’s role 9. Judicial pendency of cases 10. Issues of low inefficiency of Indian Parliament. 11. Administrative Tribunals. 12. Parliamentary Privileges. 13. Indian and Western Secularism 14. Indian constitutional scheme vs American(similarities and differences) 15. Indian Constitutional scheme and the British Scheme 16. Article 19 and its expansion over the years 17. Right to Equality in Indian Constitutional scheme 18. Methods of Amendment of the constitution. 19. President’s rule(case laws) Small topics of importance( Upto 1 pages of notes) 1. NJAC Judgement and Collegium system. 2. 101st CAA 3. 102nd CAA 4. 103rd CAA 5. 104th CAA 6. 105th CAA 7. 106th CAA 8. 42nd CAA 9. 44th CAA 10. 73rd and 74th CAA 11. 86th CAA 12. 69th CAA 13. 1st CAA 14. Electoral Reforms(recommendations from Law commission, eminent people etc) 15. Model Code of Conduct 16. President(Powers, responsibilities, limitations, articles) 17. Vice President 18. Council of Ministers 19. Prime Minister, CM 20. CAG 21. Finance Commission 22. PILs 23. Original and Appellate Jurisdiction of High Court and Supreme Court 24. Reforms in Judiciary 25. Relevance and limitations of Parliamentary Committees. 26. Corruption in Politics 27. Parliamentary Privileges and reforms needed. 28. 1919 Act 29. Lok Adalats, Gram Nyayalayas. 30. NHRC 31. NCSC/ST/OBC(relevant Articles and jurisdiction. 32. NGT 33. National Commission of Women 34. Attorney General 35. Tribunals If you are done with notes on these themes 80% of questions in Mains will be taken care of. 20% will be covered from Daily Newspaper notes. Keep writing answers to enrich your prep. and Keep referring to Topper Copies to get usable points for your answers. Using the Marks Accelerator Compilations we have made it easy for you. You avoid reading topper copies as these contain the best of the points from more than 800 topper copies of the previous years(2017-2025)
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