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Class 11

Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work

40 lessons in 10 chapters, explained in plain words.

Constitution: Why and How?

  1. Why we need a constitution
  2. Limits, aspirations and identity
  3. What makes a constitution effective
  4. How the Indian Constitution was made

Rights in the Indian Constitution

  1. Why rights matter
  2. Equality and freedom
  3. Exploitation, religion, culture and remedies
  4. Directive Principles and their relation to rights

Election and Representation

  1. Elections and democracy
  2. Electoral systems
  3. Reserved constituencies
  4. Free and fair elections

Executive

  1. Types of executive
  2. The President
  3. Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
  4. Permanent executive

Legislature

  1. Parliament and its two Houses
  2. What Parliament does
  3. How a bill becomes law
  4. Control, committees and self-regulation

Judiciary

  1. An independent judiciary
  2. Structure and jurisdiction
  3. Judicial activism and rights
  4. Judiciary and Parliament

Federalism

  1. What is federalism
  2. Federalism with a strong centre
  3. Conflicts in the federal system
  4. Special provisions

Local Governments

  1. Why local governments
  2. Growth of local government
  3. 73rd and 74th Amendments
  4. Implementation

Constitution as a Living Document

  1. Are constitutions static?
  2. How to amend
  3. Why so many amendments
  4. Basic structure and a living document

The Philosophy of the Constitution

  1. Why study the philosophy
  2. Core features I
  3. Core features II
  4. Criticisms and limitations