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SYLLABUS
SUBJECT : POLITICAL SCIENCE
(Class – XII)

POLITICAL SCIENCE
COURSE STRUCTURE
CLASS XII (Theory)
One Paper Time : 3 Hours Marks : 90+10=100 Marks
Unit Title Marks
I. Major Political Concepts 07
II. Organs of Government 10
III. Executive in India 09
IV. Legislature in India 11
V. Judiciary in India 09
VI. Local Self Government 10
VII. International Relations and Politics 07
VIII. International Relations in the Post Second 09
World War Period
IX. U.N.O 09
X. Foreign Policy 09
XI. Project Work 10
Total 100

Unit-I : Major Political Concepts
i) New Liberalism : Meaning and features
ii) Marxism – Basic Tenets
iii) Gandhism – Non-violence and Satyagraha

Unit-II : Organs of Government
i) Separation of Power
ii) a) Executive Functions : Political and permanent executive
b) Legislature : Functions and Structure – Unicameral and bi-cameral Legislature – Arguments for and against
iii) Judiciary : Function – Independence of judiciary

Unit-III : Executive in India
i) The President – Election, Power and Position
ii) The Prime Minister – Power and Position
iii) The Governor of a State – Power and Position
iv) The Chief Minister of a State – Power and Position reference to India), Citizen and Nation.

Unit-IV : Legislature in India
i) The Parliament – Composition and Functions –Relation between both houses of Parliament, Role of Speaker
ii) State Legislature – Assembly (with special reference to Tripura) – Composition and function
iii) Parliamentary Procedure – Zero Hour, No Confidence cut and adjournment – Motion, Calling Attention Motion (meaning)

Unit-V : Judiciary in India
i) Supreme Court – Composition, Functions and Role
ii) High Court – Composition and Functions
iii) Subordinate Judiciary – Structure
iv) Lok Adalat and Consumer Court

Unit-VI : Local Self Government
i) Rural Self Government (Composition, Function and Sources of
Income (with special reference to Tripura)
ii) Urban self Government – Composition and Functions
(with special reference to Tripura)

Unit-VII : International Relations and Politics
i) Meaning of International Relations and Politics : Evolution of
International Relations as a Discipline
ii) Some key concepts in International Relations and Politics
a) Power – meaning and Elements
b) Politics – Meaning and Nature
c) National Interest – Meaning and its role in the formation of foreign Policy in a Country

Unit-VIII : International Relations in the Post Second World War Period
i) Cold War – Meaning , Origin and Evolution
ii) Non-Align Movement – Meaning, Origin and Relevance
iii) Globalization – Meaning, Nature and its impact on State Sovereignty

Unit-IX : U.N.O
i) Origin – Objectives and Principles, Major organs of U.N.O
ii) The U.N and its evolution on peace keeping operations

Unit-X : Foreign Policy
i) Foreign Policy – Meaning and determinants
ii) Basic features of Indian Foreign Policy
iii) India and SAARC

Unit-XI : Project
(Some suggested areas)
i) Survey and observation on the functioning of Gram Panchayet Samiti, Zilla Parishad, Nagar Panchayet, Municipality, Municipal Corporation, TTAADC etc.
ii) Women’s participation at local Self Government.
iii) Functioning of Legislative Assembly
iv) Project work on any related topics included in the Syllabus