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  2. Relations between the Catholic Church and the state - Wikipedia

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    The relations between the Catholic Church and the state have been constantly evolving with various forms of government, some of them controversial in retrospect. In its history, the Church has had to deal with various concepts and systems of governance, from the Roman Empire to the medieval divine right of kings, from nineteenth- and twentieth-century concepts of democracy and pluralism to the ...

  3. National Commission to review the working of the Constitution

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    The terms of reference given to the Commission stated that it shall examine, in the light of the experience of the past fifty years, as to how best the Constitution can respond to the changing needs of efficient, smooth and effective system of governance and socio-economic development of modern India within the framework of parliamentary democracy, and to recommend changes, if any, that are ...

  4. India Office Records - Wikipedia

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    The India Office, under the direction of the Secretary of State for India, was established to maintain administrative control over the increasingly important colony. In 1937, a separate Burma Office was established with the separation of Burma from India under the terms of the Government of India Act 1935.

  5. Government of India - Wikipedia

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    India has a quasi-federal form of government, called "union" or "central" government, [45] with elected officials at the union, state and local levels. At the national level, the head of government , the prime minister , is appointed by the president of India from the party or coalition that has the majority of seats in the Lok Sabha .

  6. Separation of church and state - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church takes the position that the Church itself has a proper role in guiding and informing consciences, explaining the natural law, and judging the moral integrity of the state, thereby serving as check to the power of the state. [143] The Church teaches that the right of individuals to religious freedom is an essential dignity.

  7. Ecclesiastical polity - Wikipedia

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    Ecclesiastical polity is the government of a church. There are local ( congregational ) forms of organization as well as denominational . A church's polity may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches.

  8. Politics of India - Wikipedia

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    Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary secular democratic republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. It is based on the federal structure of government, although the word is not ...

  9. Federalism in India - Wikipedia

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    Each level of government has its own jurisdiction in matters of legislation, taxation, and administration even though they govern the same citizens. Powers and functions of each tier of government are specified and guaranteed by the Constitution. The Supreme Court has been given the power to settle disputes between state governments.