Indian Constitution at Work & Political Theory
Making of the Indian Constitution, its functions, and core provisions.
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Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, and Fundamental Duties.
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Electoral systems in India, FPTP, PR, and Election Commission.
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Parliamentary vs Presidential executive, President, Prime Minister, and Council of Ministers.
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Why do we need a Parliament? Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and law-making process.
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Independence of Judiciary, Supreme Court, Judicial Review, and Activism.
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Federalism in India, division of powers, and centre-state relations.
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Panchayati Raj, Municipalities, and the 73rd and 74th Amendments.
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What is political theory, and why should we study it?
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Concept of liberty, negative vs positive liberty, and harm principle.
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Meaning of equality, dimensions of equality, and affirmative action.
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Principles of justice, Rawls' theory, and pursuing social justice.
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What are rights, where do they come from, and kinds of rights.
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Meaning of citizenship, universal citizenship, and global citizenship.
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Nations and nationalism, national self-determination, and pluralism.
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What is secularism, Indian model vs Western model.
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