<Li> Amending the constitution (from South Africa) </Li> <Li> Due process (from Japan) </Li> <P> The Indian constitution is the world's longest for a sovereign nation . At its enactment, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules . At about 145,000 words, it is the second - longest active constitution--after the Constitution of Alabama--in the world . </P> <P> The constitution has a preamble and 448 articles, which are grouped into 25 parts . With 12 schedules and five appendices, it has been amended 101 times; the latest amendment became effective on 1 July 2017 . </P>

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