CBCS 2nd Semester Political Science Syllabus
North Bengal
University
INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND
POLITICS
1.
Framing of Indian Constitution: An outline; Philosophy of the Constitution: The
Preamble, Salient Features of the Constitution.
2.
Fundamental Rights; Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy,
Amendment of the Constitution
3.
Executive: Union and the States.
(a)
President, Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers.
(b)
Governor, Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers.
(c)
Emergency Provisions.
4.
Legislature: Union and the States
(a)
Council of States and the House of the People - Law-making procedure and Amendment–
Speaker
(b)
State Legislature– composition and functions.
5.
Judiciary: Supreme Court and the High Courts– composition and jurisdiction
6.
Relations between the Union and the States: Legislative, Administrative,
Financial—Election Commission: composition and functions—Decentralisation:
Rural and Urban local bodies.
7.
Politics: Party system in India: main features–national parties, regional
parties- Coalition Politics: nature and trends- Groups in Indian politics:
Business, Working Class and Peasants -- Religion in Indian politics– secularism
and the Indian state--Caste in Indian politics– the issue of reservation.
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