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1. A constitution is needed to provide a framework within which a government of the concerned country has to work.

2. A constitution is also required to check the misuse of power by the different organs of the government as well as different authorities and to convey the fundamental rights to the citizens of the country.

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The constitution of a country is adocument consisting of the supreme laws of thatcountry which decide the composition, powers andfunctions of the Government. There are alsomentioned about the rights and duties of thecitizens in it. It is according to the constitutionthat the Government of the country is formedand its work is conducted.

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1. It is considered supreme by all theagencies of the Government.

2. It is mainly concerned with two things:

(i) Relations among the various organs (i.e.legislature, executive and judiciary) of thegovernment and

(ii) Relations between the government andthe citizens.

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(V.Imp.)

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The dictionary meaning of the term fraternity is 'brotherhood'. Without fraternity,liberty and equality are meaningless. It was the main slogan of the French Revolution (14 July,1789 AD).
The Preamble of the Indian Constitution lays special stress upon the promotion of fellow-feelings among the people ofIndia. Unless the people become a community of interests, the cohesion into one nation is notpossible.

Fraternity is related with social justice. Fraternity means equality of all the citizens and their integrity. This word was used for the first time in the declaration of the French rights and then it was used by United States of America in the declaration of Human Rights. Developmentof the feeling of fraternity has chief importance in the India's History.
The fraternity which is imagined in the Preamble of the Constitution, is achieved by enforcing ban on position obtainedby the practice of untouchability in the para 17and 18 and removing many evil practices from the Indian society.

The State should appear to be fair to all in the society. Everybody in society should be treated justly. The basic, rights to food, housing andclothing are to be provided for all without discrimination. The people are equally entitled to participate in the political activities.

Every citizen of the State is to be regardedas the part of the decision making process. Indian Constitution in its preamble accepts justice as a goal in social, economic and political aspects of our life.

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The constitution of a country is a compact document consisting of the supreme laws of that country which decide the composition, powers and functions of the Government as well as the rights and duties of citizens. It is according to the constitution that the government of the country is formed and its work is conducted.