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Board |
Meghalaya Board of School of Education (MBOSE) |
Topic |
Syllabus |
Subject |
Political Science |
Total Marks |
100 |
1) Course I- Political Theory |
50 Marks |
2) Course II- The Indian Constitution and Political System |
50 Marks |
Course I – Political Theory
Unit I (8 marks)
Definition, nature, scope and importance of Political Science State Nation
Unit II (14 marks)
The Process of Mobilization: Public Opinion, Political Party, Pressure Groups and Interest Groups.
Unit III (14 marks)
The Organs of the Government:
- The Executive
- The Legislature
- The Judiciary
Unit IV (14 marks)
Forms of Government and Structure of Government
Course II – The Indian Constitution and Political System in Operation
Unit V (14 marks)
Framing of the Indian Constitution
Unit VI (14 marks)
Indian Federalism
Unit VII (14 marks)
Government in the States: The Governor The Chief Minister The State Legislature The State Judiciary
Unit VIII (8 marks)
Local Self – Government
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
CLASS – XI
Course I: Political Theory (I)
Unit I
– Definition, nature, scope and importance of Political Science Political Science as a science; the
Normative and the Empirical approaches The State – Definition and elements; state and society,
state and association, state and government.
Nation – Meaning, characteristics; distinction between state and nation
Unit II –
The Process of Mobilization: Public Opinion – meaning, agencies and its importance in democracy.
The Political Party – Definition, characteristics and functions. Kinds of party system – Single party
system, Bi-party system and Multi-party system, their merits and demerits; the role of the
Opposition in a democracy. Pressure groups and Interest groups – Meaning, general characteristics,
their role and functions; differences between pressure groups and interest groups; differences
between political parties and pressure groups.
Unit III –
The Organs of the Government: The Executive – Meaning of Executive, kinds of Executive and
functions of the Executive. Importance of the Executive. The Legislature – Meaning, functions of the
Legislature and the types of legislatures. The Judiciary – Meaning of Judiciary, functions of the
Judiciary, conditions for the independence of the Judiciary.
Unit IV –
Forms of Government: Democracy – Direct and Indirect or Representative Democracy; the Devices
of Direct Democracy – Referendum, plebiscite, recall and initiative. Merits and demerits of direct and
indirect democracy. Dictatorship – Meaning, characteristics, merits and demerits. The Structure of
Government: Unitary and Federal government – Characteristics, merits and demerits; Parliamentary
and Presidential government – characteristics, merits and demerits.
Course II: The Indian Constitution and Political System in operation
Unit V –
Framing of the Indian Constitution; Sources of the Indian Constitution; Philosophy of the Indian
Constitution – the Preamble; Salient features of the Indian Constitution;
Unit VI –
Indian Federalism: Meaning, need for federalism in India; Nature and features of Indian federalism.
Amendments – Need for amendment and procedure for amendment
Unit VII –
Government in the States: The Governor – Appointment, powers and functions. The Chief Minister
and the Council of Ministers. The State Legislature: The Legislative Assembly – composition,
qualifications of members, term of office, resignation and removal, quorum, privileges, powers and
functions. The Speaker – election, removal, functions.
The Legislative Council – composition, qualifications of members, term of office, privileges, quorum,
presiding officers, powers and functions. The State Judiciary: The High Court – composition,
qualifications of Judges, appointment, term of office and removal. Powers and functions of the High
Court. Subordinate Courts in the states.
Unit VIII –
Local Self-Government: meaning, importance, Local Self-Government and Democracy. The District
Council (with reference to Meghalaya) – constitutional provisions, composition, tenure, powers and
functions, workings, importance. Rural Local Self-Government: Panchayati Raj System – essence and
need, composition, functions relating to agriculture, public works, sanitation, education, village
defence, welfare, forests and environment etc, Traditional Institutions in Meghalaya: Nokmaship,
Doloiship, Syiemship.