Political Science II
University of Calcutta · LL.B. Semester 2
Unit 1 — Organisation and Organs of the Government
Organisation of Government · Unitary form of government: Meaning, Nature, Merits and Demerits · Federal form of government- Meaning, Characteristics, Merits and Demerits · Centralising Tendencies in Federations, Quasi Federal Difference between Unitary and Federal forms of Government · Presidential and Parliamentary Forms of Government · Democracy and Dictatorship
Unit 2 — Wings of Government
Legislature, Executive, Judiciary
Unit 3 — Working of the Governmental Wings
Doctrine of Separation of Power · Parliamentary Sovereignty · Independence of Judiciary
- Theory of Separation of Powers
- Montesquieu's Theory of the Separation of Powers
- Liberal Interpretation with Checks and Balances
- Application of the Doctrine of Separation of Powers in the US and India (Specified)
- Evaluation of the Doctrine of Separation of Powers
- Importance of Independence of Judiciary — Measures to ensure Independence of Judiciary
- Parliamentary Sovereignty
- Meaning and Nature of Parliamentary Sovereignty
- Parliamentary Sovereignty in India and its Limitations
- Parliamentary Sovereignty in the United Kingdom and Contemporary Challenges
Unit 4 — Concept of representation
Political Parties · Pressure Groups
Unit 5 — Electorate and Representation
Universal Adult Franchise · Women Suffrage · Representation- Territorial and Proportional Representation
- Universal Adult Suffrage
- Women Enfranchisement — Arguments for and against — Fight for Women Suffrage in USA
- Bases of Representation
- Territorial Representation — Single Member Constituency and Multi Member Constituency
- Proportional Representation — Hare Plan or the Single Transferable Vote and the List System
Unit 6 — Public Opinion
Meaning and Nature · Agencies of Public Opinion · Role of Public Opinion