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  2. List of amendments of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution spells out governmental powers with so much detail that many matters addressed by statute in other democracies must be addressed via constitutional amendment in India. As a result, the Constitution is amended roughly twice a year. The main purpose of the amendments is to become more relevant.

  3. Thirteenth Amendment - Wikipedia

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    Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime; Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, established the Indian state of Nagaland; Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which specified that the prohibition on abortion would not ...

  4. Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Despite the supermajority requirement for amendments to pass, the Indian constitution is the world's most frequently-amended national governing document. [62] The constitution is so specific in spelling out government powers that many amendments address issues dealt with by statute in other democracies.

  5. 13th Amendment is least cited of Reconstruction revisions ...

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    Harper's Weekly cover showing the scene in the House on the passage of the 13th amendment to amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865. Three Reconstruction Amendments were passed and ratified ...

  6. Amendment of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Part-xx Article 368 (1) of the Constitution of India grants constituent power to make formal amendments and empowers Parliament to amend the Constitution by way of addition, variation or repeal of any provision according to the procedure laid down therein, which is different from the procedure for ordinary legislation. [6]

  7. John B. Henderson - Wikipedia

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    On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated before the amendment was ratified by the State of Georgia on December 6, 1865. While in the Senate, Henderson was chairman of the committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expense (Thirty-ninth Congress) and a member of the Committee on Indian Affairs (Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses).

  8. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental ...

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    The Preamble of the Constitution of IndiaIndia declaring itself as a country. The Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties are sections of the Constitution of India that prescribe the fundamental obligations of the states to its citizens and the duties and the rights of the citizens to the State. These sections are considered vital elements of the ...

  9. Fundamental rights in India - Wikipedia

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    Many constitutional amendments to Part III of the Constitution were made deleting, adding or diluting the fundamental rights before the judgement of Golaknath case (Constitutional amendments 1, 4, 7, and 16) and after the validity of 24th constitutional amendment was upheld by the Supreme Court (Constitutional amendments 25, 42, 44, 50, 77, 81 ...