Foundations of Indian Political System

Paper Code: 
Pol 302
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper focuses in detail on the freedom struggle of India and India’s tryst with destiny. It incorporates the influences that shaped the course of modern India. It also traces the constitutional development of India so as to provide the student an insight into the present Indian Constitution.

The objectives of this course are to:

1.  Understand about the development of Indian Constitution and about the particular arrangement in Indian Constitution

2. Make student understand about the development of administrative structures during the British rule

                                            Course Objectives (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

POL 302

Foundations of Indian Political System

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO29:  Critically understand the legacy of British Rule in India

CO30: Identify different administrative changes introduced by the British and understand about different political associations and their political strategies.

CO31: Describe and  acquaint students with the Constitutional development of state structures and institutions, and their actual working over time

CO32: Identify the historical processes and the circumstances in which the Constitution was drafted and about why a particular arrangement in the Constitution was adopted and why not some other, how the institutions grow in the company of actual politics.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

National Movement in India- Rise of Nationalism;

Foundation of Indian National Congress- Role of Moderates and Extremists

9.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

Gandhian era in Indian freedom movement( Non Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India Movement & Position on the role of women in the freedom struggle);

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Government of India Act, 1909,

 The Communal question and the demand for partition

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

Constitutional Development in India- Govt. of India Act of 1919 (with special reference to Dyarchy);

Govt. of India Act of 1935(with special reference to Provincial Autonomy);

Indian Independence Act of 1947

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

Salient Features of Indian Constitution;

The Preamble; Fundamental Rights; Fundamental Duties;

Directive Principles of State Policy;

Federal System

Essential Readings: 
  • Agarwal,R.C,(2018), Constitutional Development and National Movement of India,New Delhi Sultan Chand & Sons
  • Fadia ,B.L., (2019), Indian Government and Politics, Agra, Sahitya Bhawan
  • Johari, J.C.,( 2012),Indian Government and Politics (Vol. I& II), New Delhi, Vishal Publications
  • Chandra, Bipan , (2017), In the Name of Democracy, New Delhi,Penguin Books Publication
  • Laxmikanth,M,(2019), Indian Polity,Noida, Mc Graw Hill Education

 

 

References: 
  • Brass,P,( 2009), Politics of India since Independence, Hyderabad,Orient Longman
  • Datta,P , (2003), India’s Democracy: New Challenges, New Delhi, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors.
  • Pylee,M.V.(1998), An Introduction to the Constitution of India,New Delhi, Vikas

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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