B.A. - I YEAR
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SEMESTER-I
Paper I –Political Theory
Unit I
Political Science - Definition, Nature and Scope.
Unit II
Methods & approaches- Traditional and Modern
Relation with the Social Sciences - Sociology, History, Psychology, Geography and Economics.
Unit III
State - Origin, elements, nature of the state
Theories of state action, Concept of Welfare state.
Unit IV
Sovereignty - Definition, Characteristics, Kinds and Sovereignty, Merit and Demerits
Right. Liberty, Equality, Law.
B.A. - I YEAR
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SEMESTER-I
Paper II –Indian Government and Politics
Unit I
Landmarks of Indian National Movement –
The birth of India national Congress, Non Cooperation Movement, Civil disobedience movement and quit India Movement
The Indian Independence Act 1947.
Unit II
The making of Indian Constitution and its sources.
Preamble of Indian Constitution, Basic features of Indian Constitution.
Unit III
Fundamental Rights and Duties.
Directive Principles of State Policy.
Unit IV
Union Executives - President, Cabinet and
Prime Minister
B.A. - I YEAR
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SEMESTER-II
Paper I –Political Theory
Unit I
Power, Authority and Dictatorship.
Unit II
Democracy-Meaning, features, Kinds of Democracy, Merit and Demerits.
Electoral System- Principles of Representation.
Proportional Representation, Second Ballot System.
Unit III
Forms of Government- Unitary and Federal; Parliamentary and Presidential.
Unit IV
Political Party, Pressure Groups, Public Opinion, Secularism.
B.A. - I YEAR
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SEMESTER-II
Paper II –Indian Government and Politics
Unit I
The Judiciary System- Supreme Court- Composition, Power and Jurisdiction, Judicial Review High Court- Composition and Jurisdiction
Unit II
Indian Federal System, Union State Relation- Legislative, Administrative (Executive), Financial.
Emerging Trends in Centre State Relations.
Unit III
State Executive- Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers.
Legislative
Legislative Assembly – Composition, Powers and functions.
Legislative Council - Composition, Powers and functions.
Unit IV
Main Features of 73 & 74 amendments of the Indian Constitutions - Compositions, Power & Functions of the Local Bodies (Nagar Nigam)
B.A. - II YEAR
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SEMESTER-III
Paper I – History of Western Political Thoughts
Unit I
The Sophists- Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Unit II
Main characteristics of Medieval Political Thoughts, Polybious, Cicero, St. Thomas Acquinas, Marsiglio of Padua.
Unit III
Machiavelli, Jean Bodin
Unit IV
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, J. J. Rousseau, Montesquieu.
B.A. - II YEAR
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SEMESTER-III
Paper II Comparative Governments
Unit I
United Kingdom
Sailent features of the constitution, Convention, Sources of the Constitution’s
Executive:- The crown, Cabinet System with Prime Minister
Unit II
Parliament- Sovereignty of parliament,
Composition, Powers and functions of the House of commons, House of Lods
Rule of Law.
Unit III
USA – Sailent features, Federal system.
Doctrine of Implied Powers, Theory of enumeration and Residium powers.
Unit IV
Executive – The President, Cabinet System and Vice President .
B.A. - II YEAR
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SEMESTER-IV
Paper I History of Western Political thoughts
Unit I – E. Burke, Jeremy Bentham.
Unit II – J. S. Mill, Thomas Hill Green, Hegel.
Unit III – Karl Marx
Unit IV – H. J. Laski, H. Spencer.
B.A. - II YEAR
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SEMESTER-IV
Paper II Comparative Government
Unit I
USA
Congress – Composition, Powers and functions of House of Representatives and Senate
Senatorial Courtesy , Filibuster, A Brief comparative study of Constitutional amendments procedure of U.S.A. and Switzerland
Unit II
Judiciary- The Supreme Court , Judicial Review.
Unit III
Switzerland
Sailent Features of Swiss Constitution federal executive , Legislatures
Direct Democracy and Its Tools.
Federal Tribunal.
Unit IV
France –
Sailent Features of the V Republic
The President, Executive , Legislature
Administrative Law.