Students Can Get All the ICSE Class 11 Syllabus Solutions, Sample Papers and Much More on Extramarks


Posted March 30, 2020 by sharmarama

ICSE Class 11 Syllabus for political science can be found on the Extramarks website. Here is a part of the ICSE Class 11 Syllabus for political science.

 
ICSE Class 11 Syllabus for political science can be found on the Extramarks website. Here is a part of the ICSE Class 11 Syllabus for political science.

Part I (20 marks) consists of required short-answer questions, testing of understanding, application and skills related to elementary/fundamental aspects of the whole ICSE Class 11 syllabus.
Part II (60 marks) is divided into two sections A & B. Students are required to answer three of the five questions in Section A and two of the three questions in Section B.
SECTION A: Political Theory
1. Introduction to Political Science
(i) Definition of Political Science; Application of Modern Political Science: Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration and Political Economy.
Meaning of Political Science; Scope of Contemporary Political Science referring to Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration and Political Economy.
(ii) Fundamental Concepts
State and its components; the difference between state and society, state and association, state and government, state and nation; nationality.
Definition of State and State elements: (a) Population (b) Territory (c) Government (d) Sovereignty. Definition of society; of association; of nation and nationality. Variations between State and Society; State and Association; State and Government; State and Nation.
2. The Origin of the State
Theory of Divine Origin; Social Contract Theory (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau); Evolutionary Theory.
Various theories of the origin of the State: Divine Theory: the brief history of this theory, the divine rights of kings-examples from modern monarchical states such as England and Bhutan. A critical assessment of the theory.
The Social Contract Theory: Views of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau; Critical Theory Evaluation.
Evolutionary Theory: factors for the growth of this theory, such as parenthood, religion, economic factors, war and conflict, and the need for political power.
3. Political Ideologies
Liberalism, Socialism; Communism and Fascism; Liberalism, Socialism; Communism and Fascism: meaning, points with reference to the idea of the State. A critical assessment of each ideology.
4. Sovereignty
Meaning, type and characteristics. An analysis of historical and contemporary issues.
Meanings, definitions and characteristics. Kinds: titular and actual, legal and political; de-jure and de-facto Sovereign, Popular Sovereignty. Sovereignty is absolute and indivisible? A small study on Austin's Theory and Pluralistic View of Sovereignty with reference to Laski and MacIver. Sovereignty in a globalized world: the role of non-state actors. For more details just do visit our site directly:- https://www.extramarks.com/syllabus/icse-class-11
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