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Political Science

The document outlines the syllabus for a political science course. It covers key concepts in political science like the state, sovereignty, democracy, and political ideologies. It also discusses different forms of government and the global political order. For the Indian context, it examines India's colonial history and the development of the Indian constitution, which established a federal parliamentary democracy. It analyzes institutions like the legislature, executive, judiciary, election commission, and local governments in India. The syllabus provides an overview of important topics in both classical political science and the political system of modern India.

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Political Science

The document outlines the syllabus for a political science course. It covers key concepts in political science like the state, sovereignty, democracy, and political ideologies. It also discusses different forms of government and the global political order. For the Indian context, it examines India's colonial history and the development of the Indian constitution, which established a federal parliamentary democracy. It analyzes institutions like the legislature, executive, judiciary, election commission, and local governments in India. The syllabus provides an overview of important topics in both classical political science and the political system of modern India.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE ( CODE NO. 17 ) PART - I 1.

(1) Nature and scope of Political Science - Relationship with other allied disciplines History, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy and Psychology. (2) Approaches to the study of Political Science - Liberal, and Marxist. 2. (1) Concept of State - Elements and theories of Origin (Social Contract, Evolutionary-Historical, and Marxist) Functions of State (Individualist, Welfare State and Socialist) (2) Other key Concepts - Sovereignty, Law, Rights, Liberty, Equality, Justice 3. (1) Democracy Parties and Political Development. Meaning and and Theories of Democracy, Groups; and

Electoral Process ; Theories of Representation ' Public Opinion. (2) Political Pressure Groups/Interest Bureaucracy. 4. (1) Government Government. (2) Global order Neo Liberalism, Globalization, Regional Organisations -EU, SAARC, ASEAN 5. (1) Political Ideologies - Liberalism, Marxism, Socialism, Fascism and Gandhism. (2) Nationalism and Internationalism. Constitutionalism, Parliamentary Presidential form of Government ; Federal and Unitary form of

PART - II 1. (1) Historical Perspective of Indian Political System - Colonialism and Nationalism in India , The Indian National Movement ; Constitutional Development in India. (2) Indian Constitution - Main Features: Federalism in India; Centre State Relations, Demand for State Autonomy. 2. (1) Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, Parliamentary system in India. (2) Legislature - Parliament, State Legislature. 3. (1) Executive-Union Govt. and State Govt., Role of Governor, Coalition Govt. (2) Judiciary - Supreme Court, Judicial Review and Judicial Activism. 4. (1) Party system and Pressure Groups in India - National and Regional Political Parties, Pressure Groups in India. (2) Election Commission of India, Electoral Reforms, UPSC. 5. (1) Urban Local Government - 74th Constitutional amendment Act - Municipal Corporation and Municipalities. (2) Rural Local Government - 73rd Constitutional amendment Act - Panchayati Raj Institution, Working of Panchayati Raj in India.

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