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From which constitution has the emergency powers of the President been taken?1. German Weimar Constitution2. US Constitution3. Ireland Constitution4. UK Constitution

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : German Weimar Constitution

The correct answer is the German Weimar Constitution.

In Part XVIII of the Constitution, from Articles 352 to 360, the Emergency provisions are there

  • Such provisions help and enable the Central government to meet any abnormal situation effectively.
  • The reason behind the incorporation of these provisions in the Constitution is to safeguard the sovereignty, unity, integrity,  security of the country, the democratic political system, and the Constitution.
  • The Central government becomes all-powerful and the states go into total control of the Centre and it converts the federal structure into a unitary one without a formal amendment of the Constitution, during an Emergency
  •  A unique feature of the Indian Constitution is the kind of transformation of the political system from federal during normal times to unitary during Emergencies.
  • The Indian Institution stipulates 3 types of emergencies- National, state, and financial emergency. 
  • The feature of suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency. is taken from the Weimar Constitution of Germany. 


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