Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution protect citizens against the arbitrary and absolute exercise of power by the state?

Option 2 : Fundamental Rights

The feature of fundamental rights is the 'conscience' of the Indian constitution. These rights protect citizens against the arbitrary and absolute exercise of power by the government as well as against other individuals.

• Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or "federal" government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.
• The six fundamental rights include the Right to Equality, Right to freedom, Right against exploitation, Right to freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights and Right to constitutional Remedies. Originally Right to property (Article 31) was also included in the Fundamental Rights.
• To ensure a separation of powers, the U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To ensure the government is effective and citizens' rights are protected, each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, including working with the other branches.
• parliamentary system, a democratic form of government in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor.

Hence we can say that it is a feature of Fundamental Rights.