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Strengthentheircapacityforpoliticalanalysisbythinkingofcontemporarydevelopments
inahistoricalperspective.
POLITICS IN INDIAAFTER INDEPENDENCE
Enablestudentstobefamiliarwithsomeofthekeypoliticaleventsandfiguresinthepost-
independenceperiod.
Developskillsofpoliticalanalysisthrougheventsandprocessesofrecenthistory.
Developtheircapacitytolinkmacroprocesseswithmicrosituationsandtheirownlife.
Encouragethestudentstotakeahistoricalperspectiveofmakingsenseofthecontemporary
India.
Class XI
One Paper Time 3hrs. Marks 100
Units Periods Marks
PartA: Indian Constitution at work
1. Constitution:Why&How? 12 10
2. RightsintheIndianConstitution 12
3. ElectionandRepresentation 10 10
4. Executive 10
5. Legislature 10 10
6. Judiciary 10
7. Federalism 10 10
8. LocalGovernments 10
9. Constitutionasalivingdocument. 10
10. ThePhilosophyofthe 10 10
constitution
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Part B: Political Theory
11. PoliticalTheory:AnIntroduction 10 10
12. Freedom 10
13. Equality 10 10
14. SocialJustice 12
15. Rights 10 10
16. Citizenship 10
17. Nationalism 10 10
18. Secularism 10
19. Peace 10 10
20. Development 10
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Course Content:
Part A: Indian Constitution at work
1. The Constitution : Why and How? 12 Periods
Why do we need a constitution?
TheauthorityofaConstitution
2. Rights in the Indian Constitution 12 Periods
The Importance of Rights, Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution, Directive
PrinciplesofStatePolicy,RelationshipbetweenFundamentalRightsandDirectivePrinciples
3. Election and Representation 10 Periods
ElectionsandDemocracy,ElectionSysteminIndia,ReservationofConstituencies,Free
andFairElections,ElectoralReforms
4. Executive 10 Periods
What is an Executive? DifferentTypes of Executive. Parliamentary Executive in India,
PrimeMinistersandCouncilofMinisters.PermanentExecutive:Bureaucracy,
5. Legislature 10 Periods
Why do we need a Parliament?Two Houses of Parliament. Functions and Power of the
Parliament, Legistative functions, control over executive. Parliamentary committees.
Self-regulation.
6. Judiciary 10 Periods
WhydoweneedanIndependentJudiciary?StructureoftheJudiciary,Judicial Activism,
JudiciaryandRights,JudiciaryandParliament
7. Federalism 10 Periods
WhatisFederalism?FederalismintheIndianConstitution,FederalismwithastrongCentral
Government,conflictsinIndia'sfederalsystem,SpecialProvisions.
8. Local Governments 10 Periods
Why do we need Local Governments? Growth of Local Government in India, 73rd
and
74th
Amendments,implementationof73rd
and 74th
Amendments
9. Constitution as a Living Document 10 Periods
AreConstitutionsstatic?TheproceduretoamendtheConstitution.Whyhavetherebeen
somanyamendments?BasicStructureandEvolutionoftheConstitution.Constitutionas
aLivingDocument
10. The Philosophy of the Constitution 10 Periods
What is meant by Philosophy of the Constitution? The Political philosophy of our
Constitution,ProceduralAchievements,Criticisms

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Part B: Political Theory
11. PoliticalTheory:AnIntroduction 10 Periods
WhatisPolitics?WhatdowestudyinPoliticalTheory?PuttingPoliticalTheorytopractice.
WhyshouldwestudyPolitialTheory?
12. Freedom 10 Periods
The Ideal of Freedom. What is Freedom? Why do we need constraints? Harm principle.
NegativeandPositiveLiberty
13. Equality 10 Periods
SignificanceofEquality.WhatisEquality?VariousdimensionsofEquality.Howcanwe
promoteEquality?
14. Social Justice 12 Periods
WhatisJustice?JustDistribution.Justiceasfairness.PursuingSocialJustice
15. Rights 10 Periods
What are Rights? Where do Rights come from? Legal Rights and the State. Kinds of
Rights.RightsandResponsibilities
16. Citizenship 10 Periods
Whatiscitizenship?CitizenandNation,UniversalCitizenship,GlobalCitizenship
17. Nationalism 10 Periods
NationsandNationalism,NationalSelf-determination,NationalismandPluralism
18. Secularism 10 Periods
What is Secularism?What is Secular State? The Western and the Indian approaches to
Secularism.CriticismsandRationaleofIndianSecularism.
19. Peace 10 Periods
What is Peace? Can violence ever promote peace? Peace and the State. Different
Approaches to the pursuit of peace. Contemporary challenges to peace.
20. Development 10 Periods
What is development? Criticism of the dominant. Development Model. Alternative
conceptionsofdevelopment.