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Syllabus for Political Science I

Semester 2 · First Year · 4 credits

State and Sovereignty in Political Theory
1.1 The Concept of the State- Meaning and Definition
1.1.2 State as a Community of Persons.
1.1.3 State as a Politically Organized Society within a Defined Territory.
1.1.4 State as the only Sovereign entity with a single Government.
1.1.5 Definitions of State.
1.1.6 Constituent Elements of State and importance of each Element.
1.1.7 Comparative Study- State and Government, State and Society, State and Association.
1.2 Sovereignty as the Basic Element of the State.
1.2.1 Meaning and Definition of Sovereignty.
1.2.2 Two Aspects of Sovereignty: Internal and External.
1.2.3 Essential Characteristics of Sovereignty
1.2.4 The Notion of Legal Sovereignty, Political Sovereignty and Popular Sovereignty
1.2.5 History of the Development of the Concept of Sovereignty
1.2.6 Contribution of Jean Bodin, Hugo Grotius, Jeremy Bentham
1.2.7 Social Contract/Consent Theory. (Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau)
1.2.8 John Austin‘s Theory of Sovereignty.

Government as a Concept in Political Theory
2.1 Main Currents of Western Political Thought on Statecraft
2.1.1 Plato‘s Ideal State as given in ‗The Republic‘ - Concept of Philosopher King.
2.1.2 Machiavelli‘s view on Statecraft- Advices to Prudent Prince in‗The Prince‘
2.1.3 Aristotle‘s Classification of Governments
2.2 Modern Classification of Government
2.2.1 .Unitary and Federal Government (Meaning and Definition, Features, Merits and Demerits and Comparative Study)
2.2.2 Quasi- Federal State, India as a Quasi-Federal State
2.2.3 Parliamentary and Presidential Government (Meaning and Definition,Features, Merits and Demerits and Comparative Study)

Organization of Government
3.1 Theory of Separation of Powers
3.1.1 Montesquieu‘s Theory of the Separation of Powers
3.1.2 Liberal Interpretation with Checks and Balances
3.1.3 Application of the Doctrine of Separation of Powers in the US and India (Specified)
3.1.4 Evaluation of the Doctrine of Separation of Powers
3.2 Judiciary as an Organ of the Government
3.2.1 Role and Functions of Judiciary
3.2.2 Three Methods of Appointments of the Judges-
3.2.3 Election by the People, Election by the Legislature, Nomination by the Executive.
3.2.4 Importance of Independence of Judiciary- Measures to ensure Independence of Judiciary
3.2.5 Rule of Law and Judicial Review, Judicial Review in India and the USA- a comparative study
3.2.6 Basic Structure Case (Specified) ParliamentaryPower
to amend the Constitution and Fundamental Rights
Four Landmark cases – AK Goplan, Shankari Prasad, Sajjan Singh, Golakath and Keshavananda Bharati – Main Features.
3.3 Parliamentary Sovereignty
3.3.1 Meaning and Nature of Parliamentary Sovereignty
3.3.2 Parliamentary Sovereignty in India and its Limitations.
3.3.3 Parliamentary Sovereignty in the United Kingdom and Contemporary Challenges.

Representation
4.1 Concept of Representation
4.1.1 Role of the Representative
4.1.2 Universal Adult Suffrage
4.1.3 Women Enfranchisement- Arguments for and against- Fight for Women
Suffrage in USA
4.1.4 Challenges to Women Representation in India.
4.2 Bases of Representation
4.2.1 Territorial Representation- Single Member Constituency and Multi Member Constituency
4.2.2 Functional Representation and its difficulties
4.2.3 Minority Representation
4.2.4 Proportional Representation- Hare Plan or the Single Transferable Vote and the List System
4.2.5 The System of Plural Voting
4.3 Electoral System in India
4.3.1 Composition of the Election Commission of India (ECI)
4.3.2 Powers and Functions of the ECI, Autonomy of ECI
4.3.3 Social Media‘s influence on Elections in India
4.3.4 ECI Scrutiny on Social Media

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4 Gokhale, B.K. (1994), Political Science (Theory and Government Machinery), Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House
5 Jayal, N.G. and Mehta, P.B. (eds.) (2010), The Oxford Companion to Politics in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
6 Laxmikanth, M. (2016) Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hills
7 McMillan, Allistar. (2010) The Election Commission, in Jayal, N.G. and Mehta, P.B. (eds.) (2010), The Oxford Companion to Politics in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
8 Mukherjee, S. and Ramaswamy, S. (2015), A History of Political thought: Plato to Marx, Delhi: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
9 Ramaswamy, S. (2003), Political Theory – Ideas and Concepts, 2 ed., New Delhi: PHI nd Learning Pvt. Ltd.
10 Rathore L.S. and Haqqi S.A.H. (2002), Political Theory and Organisation, Lucknow: Eastern Book Company.
11 Sabine, G. H. (1973), A History of Political Theory. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing Suggested Web Links: https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/trials/Anthony%20Teacher%20Handout.pdfhtt ps://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/sovereignty/

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