Government System




Seal of India
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  India is the largest democracy in the world.

• The colonial British government left India to be a democracy after they left.

The government consists of a constitution and 3 branches of government- the legislative, executive, and judicial branch. The government in India is very similar to that of the United States.

• The legislative branch has two house.
• In the executive branch, power is shared between the Prime Minister and the President.
• The judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court of India.

India consists of seven territories and 25 smaller states.

(Source: http://www.abc-clio.com/)