Glossary-Polity

This page contains a glossary of keywords pertaining to Polity.

1. Justice
2. Basic Structure Doctrine
3. State
4. Nation
5. Nationality
6. Quasi State
7. Citizenship
8. Monarchy
9. Oligarchy
10. Nationalism
11. Government
12. Constitutionalism 
13. Preamble
14. Procedure Established by Law
15. Due Process of Law
16. Unitary Government
17. Federalism
18. Confederation
19. Cooperative Federalism
20. Competitive Federalism
21. Separation of Power
22. Parliamentary Sovereignty
23. Principle of Subsidiarity 
24. Decentralization
25. First Past the Post System (FPTP)
26. Proportional Representation
27. Referendum
28. Initiative 
29. Recall
30. Plebiscite
31. Preventive Detention
32. Quorum
33. Protem Speaker
34. Lame Duck Session
35. Vote on Credit
36. No Day Yet Motion
37. Writ
38. Court of Record
39. Jurisdiction of SC- Original, Writ, Appellate, Advisory
40. Judicial activism
41. Judicial overreach 
42. Public Interest Litigation 
43. Lok Adalat
44. Gram Nyayalaya
45. Alternative dispute resolution
46. Tribunal
47. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
48. Election commission
49. Finance Commission
50. Naturalized citizenship
51. Overseas Citizen of India
52. Constituency and Delimitation
53. Judicial Doctrines
54. Doctrine of Colourable Legislation
55. Doctrine of Eclipse
56. Doctrine of Pith and Substance
57. Doctrine of Incidental or Ancillary Powers
58. Doctrine of Severability
59. Doctrine of Repugnancy
60. Doctrine of Laches
61. Doctrine of Harmonious construction
62. Doctrine of Waiver
63. Doctrine of Territorial Nexus
64. Doctrine of sovereign immunity
65. Doctrine of Parens patriae
66. Doctrine of Casus Omissus
67. Doctrine of Reasonable classification
68. Doctrine of Res Judicata
69. Doctrine of guilt by association
70. Doctrine of Pleasure
71. Pressure group
72. Committee vs Commission
73. National Emergency-President’s Rule-Financial Emergency
74. Zonal Councils
75. National Integration council
76. Article 370- Part 1
77. Article 370- Part 2
78. Judicial Reforms
79. Godavaram Judgement
80. Criminal Defamation
81. Democracy
82. Constitutional morality 
83. Outcome Budget
84. Zero-based Budget
85. Inner Line Permit
86. Plea Bargaining
87. Bailable vs Non Bailable Offences
88. Compoundable vs Non-Compoundable Offences
89. Cognizable vs Non-Cognizable Offences
90. Anticipatory Bail 
91. First Information Report (FIR)
92. Ombudsman
93. Governor
94. Anti-Defection Law
95. Constitutionalism 
96. Liberty
97. Equality
98. Egalitarianism
99. Socialism
100. Liberalism
101. Secularism
102. Pluralism
103. Sovereignty
104. Regionalism
105. Jingoism
106. Totalitarianism
107. Cosmopolitanism
108. Metropolitan City
109. Militarism
110. Fascism
111. Nazism
112. Populism
113. Majoritarianism
114. Despotism
115. Anarchism
116. Bureaucracy
117. Imperialism
118. Colonialism
119. Commonwealth
120. Dominion
121. Social Contract
122. Ballot
123. Parliamentary System
124. Presidential System
125. Cabinet
126. Diarchy
127. Delegated Legislation
128. Whip
129. Natural Rights
130. Bill of Rights
131. Entitlement
132. Feminism
133. Sedition
134. Passive Resistance
135. Pressure Group
136. Collective Bargaining
137. Protectionism
138. Affirmative Action
139. Contempt of Court
140. Split Verdict
141. Constitutional Bench
142. Parole
143. Furlough
144. Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
145. Amicus Curiae
146. Chargesheet
147. Bail