Political Science Fourth Semester Syllabus

Unit 01: Government of France

·         Features of the V Republic

·         Combination of the Presidential-cum-Parliamentary government.

·         The Legislature

·         Parliament - Composition, powers and functions

·         The Executive -The President: election process, powers and functions

·         Judicial System of France

·         Party System in France

Unit 02: Government of Switzerland

·         Salient Features of the Constitution

·         The Legislature – Federal Assembly: Composition and functions

·         The Executive – The Federal Council: Composition, powers and  functions

·         The Judicial System of Switzerland

·         Party System in Switzerland

·         Direct Democratic Devices in Switzerland and their significance

Unit 03: Government of China

·         Features of 1982 Constitution

·         The Legislature – National People’s Congress: Composition, powers and functions

·         The Executive – Powers and functions of the President, State Council and Prime Minister

·         Party System in China

Reference Books

·         Select Constitutions – A.C. Kapoor

·         Selected Modern Governments – V.D. Mahajan

·         World Constitutions – Vishnu Bhagwan & Vidya Bhushan

·         World’s Constitution – Dr. S.N.  Dubey

Political Science Second Semester Syllabus

Unit 1: Plato and Aristotle

•  Plato's Ideas on Ideal State, Communism and Education
• Aristotle's Views on State and Classification of Constitutions

Unit 2: Machiavelli and Laski

• Machiavelli's Ideas on the Prince and State
• Laski's Views on Rights, Liberty and Equality

Unit 3: Kautilya, Gokhale and Tilak

• Kautilya's Views on State Administration
• Gokhale's Political Ideas
• Tilak's Political Ideas

Unit 4: Gandhi and Ambedkar

• Gandhi's Views on Ideal State / Rama Rajya
• Ambedkar's Views on Social Justice

Unit 5: Socialism, Nehru and Narayan

• Socialism in India
• Jawaharlal Nehru's Political Views
• Jayaprakash Narayan's Political Views

Political Science First Semester Syllabus

Unit 01: Introduction

• Meaning of Political Science
• The Scope of Political Science
• Nature of Political Science
• Importance of Political Science
• Methods of Studying Political Science  (Historical, Experimental and Behavioural) 
• Summary

Unit 02: The State

• Meaning and Elements of State 
• Origin of State and Theories of State (Social Contract Theory and Evolutionary Theories) 

Unit 03: Sovereignty

• Meaning and Attributes of Sovereignty 
• Austianian and Pluralistic Theories of Sovereignty 

Unit 04: The Law

• Meaning, Sources and Kinds of Law 
• Distinction between Law and Liberty, Law and Morality 
• Meaning and Importance of Justice 

Unit 05: Rights

• Meaning and Importance of Rights 
• Civil Rights and Political Rights 
• Grounds of Political Obligation 

Political Science Third Semester Syllabus

MODERN GOVERNMENTS

(Governments of UK and USA)

Unit 1 

• Government of the United Kingdom
• Evolution of the Constitution
• Salient Features and the role of Conventions

Unit 2 

• The Parliament
• Composition, powers and functions
• Process of law making
• The Crown-Cabinet and the Prime Minister:- Position, Powers and Functions

Unit 3 

• The Government of the USA
• Salient Features of the American Constitution
• Methods of amending the Constitution

Unit 4 

• The Legislature
• Congress:- Composition, Powers and Functions
• The Executive:- The President, The Vice President
• Process of Election, Powers and Functions

Unit 5 

• The Judiciary in the UK and USA
• The Principle of Rule of Law and Judicial Review   
• Party System in the UK and USA

Reference Books

• Selected Constitutions – A C Kapoor
• Selected Modern Governments – V.D.Mahajan
• World Constitutions – Vishno Bhagwan & Vidya Bhushan
• World’s Constitution – Dr. S.N.Dubey