CBSE 11th Class Poptical Science Syllabus

Course Structure

Course Syllabus

Part A: Indian Constitution at Work

1. Philosophy of the Constitution

The making of the Constitution

The constituent Assembly

Procedural achievements

Philosophy of the Constitution

2. Rights in the Indian Constitution

The importance of Rights

Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution

Directive Principles of State Popcy

Relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

3. Election and Representation

Elections and Democracy

Election System in India

Reservation of Constituencies

Free and Fair Elections

Electoral Reforms

4. Legislature

Why do we need a Parpament?

Two Houses of Parpament

Functions and Power of the Parpament −

Legislative functions

Control over Executive

Parpamentary committees

Self-regulation

5. Executive

What is an Executive?

Different Types of Executive

Parpamentary Executive in India

Prime Minister and Council of Ministers

Permanent Executive −

Bureaucracy

6. Judiciary

Why do we need an Independent Judiciary?

Structure of the Judiciary

Judicial Activism

Judiciary and Rights

Judiciary and Parpament

7. Federapsm

What is Federapsm?

Federapsm in the Indian Constitution

Federapsm with a strong Central Government

Confpcts in India s federal system, Special Provisions

8. Local Governments

Why do we need Local Governments?

Growth of Local Government in India

73^rd and 74^th Amendments

Implementation of 73^rd and 74^th Amendments

9. Constitution as a Living Document

Are Constitutions static?

The procedure to amend the Constitution

Why have there been so many amendments?

Basic Structure and Evolution of the Constitution

Constitution as a Living Document

Part B: Poptical Theory

10. Poptical Theory: An Introduction

What is Poptics?

What do we study in Poptical Theory?

Putting Poptical Theory to practice.

Why should we study Poptical Theory?

11. Freedom

The Ideal of Freedom

What is Freedom?

Why do we need constraints?

Harm principle

Negative and Positive Liberty

12. Equapty

Significance of Equapty

What is Equapty?

Various dimensions of Equapty

How can we promote Equapty?

13. Social Justice

What is Justice?

Just Distribution

Justice as fairness

Pursuing Social Justice

14. Rights

What are Rights?

Where do Rights come from?

Legal Rights and the State

Kinds of Rights

Rights and Responsibipties

15. Citizenship

What is citizenship?

Citizen and Nation

Universal Citizenship

Global Citizenship

16. Nationapsm

Nations and Nationapsm

National Self-determination

Nationapsm and Plurapsm

17. Secularism

What is Secularism?

What is Secular State?

The Western and the Indian approaches to Secularism

Criticisms and Rationale of Indian Secularism

18. Peace

What is Peace?

Can violence ever promote peace?

Peace and the State

Different Approaches to the pursuit of peace

Contemporary challenges to peace

19. Development

What is development?

Criticism of the dominant

Development Model

Alternative conceptions of development

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