Indian Polity: Sources of the Constitution of India

With the features of federal systems, office of the governor etc., the Government of India Act, 1935 formulated the basis or 'blue print' of the Constitution of India.

Besides, several features were borrowed features from the following foreign constitutions:

1) British Constitution (England):

- Parliamentary form of Government
- Office of the CAG
- Single citizenship
- First part of the post system
- The idea of rule of Law
- Law making procedure

2) Unites states Constitution (USA):

- Charter of Fundamental Rights
- Power of judicial review and independence of judiciary
- written constitution
- Preamble

3) USSR constitution (Russia):

- Fundamental duties
- Five year planning

4) Irish Constitution (Ireland):

- Directive principles of State Policy (Ireland borrowed it from Spain)
- Methods of election of the President
- Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President

5) Australian Constitution (Australia):

- Concurrent list
- Provision regarding trading - Commerce and Intercourse
- Languages of the Preamble

6) Constitution of France (France):

- Republican of Liberty
- Equality and Fraternity 

7) Canadian Constitution (Canada):

- A Quasi-federal form of government (a federal system with the strong central government)
- The idea of residual powers

8) Weimar constitutions of Germany (Germany):

- Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency 

9) South African Constitution (South Africa):

- Procedure of constitutional amendment