CBSE Curriculum for Senior School Certificate Examination (XI-XII) Political Science 2018-19

22. POLITICAL SCIENCE (Code No. 028) CBSE
(2018-19)
Rationale
At the senior secondary level students who opt Political Science are given an opportunity to get introduced to the diverse concerns of a Political Scientist. At this level there is a need to enable students to engage with political processes that surround them and provide them with an understanding of the historical context that has shaped the present. The different courses introduce the students to the various streams of the discipline of Political Science: Political Theory, Indian Politics and International Politics. Concerns of the other two streams – Comparative Politics and Public Administration- are accommodated at different places in these courses. In introducing these streams, special care has been taken not to burden the students with the current jargon of the discipline. The basic idea here is to lay the foundations for a serious engagement
with the discipline at the under graduation stage.
Objectives:
Indian Constitution at Work
· Enable students to understand the historical processes and the circumstances in which the Constitution
was drafted.
· Provide opportunity for students to become familiar with the diverse visions that guided the makers of the Indian Constitution.
· Enable students to identify certain key features of the Constitution and compare these to other constitutions in the world.
· Analyse the ways in which the provisions of the Constitution have worked in real political life.
Political Theory
· Develop the skills for logical reasoning and abstraction.
· Inculcate attention to and respect for viewpoints other than one’s own.
· Introduce students to the different political thinkers in relation to a concept and in everyday social life.
· Enable students to meaningfully participate in and develop internal concerns of the political life that surrounds them.
· Encourage the students to analyse any unexamined prejudices that one may have inherited.
Contemporary World Politics
· Enable the students to expand their horizons beyond India and make sense of the political map of contemporary world.
· Familiarise the students with some of the key political events and processes in the post cold war era.
· Equip students to be conscious of the way in which global events and processes shape our everyday lives.
· Strengthen their capacity for political analysis by thinking of contemporary developments in a historical perspective.
Politics in India after Independence
· Enable students to become familiar with some of the key political events and figures in the post- independence period.
· Develop skills of political analysis through an understanding of events and processes of recent history.
· Develop their capacity to link macro processes with micro situations and their own life.
· Encourage the students to take a historical perspective of making sense of contemporary India.
POLITICAL SCIENCE (028)
Class XI, 2018-19
One Paper Max Marks : 100
Time: 3 hrs.
Units																Periods: 220				Marks: 100
Part A: Indian Constitution at work
1					Constitution Why and How and Philosophy of the Constitution											17				12
2					Rights in the Indian Constitution											16				12
3					Election and Representation											11				10
4					The Executive											11				10
5					The Legislature											11				10
6					The Judiciary											11				10
7					Federalism											11				10
8					Local Governments											11				10
9					Constitution as a living document											11				8
					Total											110				50
Part B: Political Theory
10					Political Theory : An Introduction											10				10
11					Freedom											11				10
12					Equality											11				10
13					Social Justice											12				10
14					Rights											11				10
15					Citizenship											11				10
16					Nationalism											11				10
17					Secularism											11				10
18					Peace											11				10
19					Development											11				10
					Total											110				50
CBSE COURSE CONTENT
Part A: Indian Constitution at Work
1. Constitution Why and How and Philosophy of the Constitution 17 Periods
Consitution: Why and How, The making of the Constitution, the Constituent Assembly, Procedural achievements and Philosophy of the Constitution.
2.	Rights in the Indian Constitution												16 Periods
The importance of Rights, Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution, Directive Principles
of State Policy, Relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
3.	Election and Representation												11 Periods
Elections and Democracy, Election System in India, Reservation of Constituencies, Free and
Fair Elections, Electoral Reforms
4.	Legislature												11 Periods
Why do we need a Parliament? Two Houses of Parliament. Functions and Power of the Parliament,
Legislative functions, control over Executive. Parliamentary committees. Self-regulation.
5.	Executive												11 Periods
What is an Executive? Different Types of Executive. Parliamentary Executive in India, Prime
Minister and Council of Ministers. Permanent Executive: Bureaucracy.
6.	Judiciary												11 Periods
Why do we need an Independent Judiciary? Structure of the Judiciary, Judicial Activism, Judiciary
and Rights, Judiciary and Parliament.
7.	Federalism												11 Periods
What is Federalism? Federalism in the Indian Constitution, Federalism with a strong
Central Government, conflicts in India’s federal system, Special Provisions.
8.	Local Governments												11 Periods
Why do we need Local Governments? Growth of Local Government in India, 73rd and 74th
Amendments, implementation of 73rd and 74th Amendments.
9.	Constitution as a Living Document												11 Periods
Are Constitutions static? The procedure to amend the Constitution. Why have there been so many
amendments? Basic Structure and Evolution of the Constitution. Constitution as a Living Document.
Part B: Political Theory
10.		Political Theory: An Introduction											10 Periods
What is Politics? What do we study in Political Theory? Putting Political Theory to practice.
Why should we study Politial Theory?
11.		Freedom											11 Periods
The Ideal of Freedom. What is Freedom? Why do we need constraints? Harm principle.
Negative and Positive Liberty.
12.		Equality											11 Periods
Significance of Equality. What is Equality? Various dimensions of Equality. How can we
promote Equality?
13.		Social Justice											12 Periods
What is Justice? Just Distribution. Justice as fairness. Pursuing Social Justice.
14.		Rights										11 Periods
What are Rights? Where do Rights come from? Legal Rights and the State. Kinds of Rights.
Rights and Responsibilities.
15.		Citizenship										11 Periods
What is citizenship? Citizen and Nation, Universal Citizenship, Global Citizenship
16.		Nationalism										11 Periods
Nations and Nationalism, National Self-determination, Nationalism and Pluralism
17.		Secularism										11 Periods
What is Secularism? What is Secular State? The Western and the Indian approaches to Secularism.
Criticisms and Rationale of Indian Secularism.
18.		Peace										11 Periods
What is Peace? Can violence ever promote peace? Peace and the State. Different Approaches to the
pursuit of peace. Contemporary challenges to peace.
19.		Development										11 Periods
What is development? Dominant, development Model and alternative conceptions
of development.
Prescribed Books:
1. Indian Constitution at work, Class XI, Published by NCERT
2. Political Theory, Class XI, Published by NCERT
Note: The above textbooks are also available in Hindi and Urdu versions.
CBSE POLITICAL SCIENCE								QUESTION PAPER DESIGN 2018-19 Code No. 028														CLASS-XI
Time: 3 Hours																			Max. Marks: 100
S. No	Typology of Questions							Learning Outcomes & Testing Skills	Very Short Answer (1 Mark)		Very Short Answer (2 Marks)	Short Answer (4 Marks)		Long Answer I (5 Marks) based on Passages		Map Qus. Picture based inter- pretation (5 Marks)			Long Answer II (6 Marks)			Marks		% weig htage
1	Remembering- (Knowledge based Simple recall questions, to know specific facts, terms, concepts, principles, or theories; Identify, define, or recite, information)							Reasoning Analytical Skills Critical thinking			1	2				–			2			22		22%
2	Understanding- (Comprehension –to be familiar with meaning and to understand conceptually, interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase information)								2			2		1					1			21		21%
3	Application (Use abstract information in concrete situation, to apply knowledge to new situations; Use given content to interpret a situation, provide an example, or solve a problem)								1		1			1		1			2			25		25%
4	High Order Thinking Skills (Analysis & Synthesis- Classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between different pieces of information; Organize and/or integrate unique pieces of information from a variety of sources) (includes Map interpretation)								1		2	1		1					1			20		20%
5	Evaluation – (Appraise, judge, and/or justify the value or worth of a decision or outcome, or to predict outcomes)								1		1	1		–		1			–			12		12%
Total									1×5=5		2×5=10	4×6=24		5×3=15		5×2=10			6×6=36			100		100%

POLITICAL SCIENCE (Code No. 028)
CLASS XI (2018-19)
CBSE Question Paper Design
One Paper 100 Marks
Time: 3 hrs.
Units																	Periods				Marks

1				Constitution Why and How and Philosophy of the Constitution													17				12
2				Rights of the Indian Constitution													16				12
3				Election and Representation													11				10
4				Executive													11				10
5				Legislature													11				10
6				Judiciary													11				10
7				Federalism													11				10
8				Local Governments													11				10
9				Constitution as a Living Document													11				08
				Total													110				50

10				Political Theory : An Introduction													10				10
11				Freedom													11				10
12				Equality													11				10
13				Social Justice													12				10
14				Rights													11				10
15				Citizenship													11				10
16				Nationalism													11				10
17				Secularism													11				10
18				Peace													11				10
19				Development													11				10
				Total													110				50
3. Weightage of Difficulty Level
Estimated difficulty level										Percentage
Difficult										20%
Average										50%
Easy										30%
4. Scheme of Options:
There is internal choice for long answer questions of 6 marks.
There are three passage – based questions of 5 marks each. No questions from plus (+) boxes.
5. In order to assess different mental abilities of learners, question paper is likely to include questions
based on passages, visuals such as maps, cartoons, etc. No factual question will be asked on the information given in the plus (+) boxes in the textbooks.
POLITICAL SCIENCE (Code No. 028)
Class XII (2018-19)
One Paper Max. Marks: 100
Time: 3 hrs.
Units															Periods				Marks
Part A: Contemporary World Politics
1						Cold War Era									14				14
2						The End of bipolarity									13				14
3						US Hegemony in World Politics									13				16
4						Alternative centres of Power									11
5						Contemporary South Asia									13
6						International Organizations									13				10
7						Security in Contemporary World									11				10
8						Environment and Natural Resources									11				10
9						Globalisation									11				10
						Total									110				50
Part B: Politics in India since Independence
10						Challenges of Nation-Building									13				16
11						Era of One-party Dominance									12
12						Politics of Planned Development									11
13						India’s External relations									13				6
14						Challenges to the Congress System									13				12
15						Crisis of the Democratic Order									13				12
16						Rise of Popular Movements									11				16
17						Regional aspirations									11
18						Recent Developments in Indian Politics									13
						Total									110				50
Part A: Contemporary World Politics
COURSE CONTENTS
1			Cold War Era Emergence of two power blocs after the second world war. Arenas of the cold war. Challenges to Bipolarity: Non Aligned Movement, quest for new international economic order. India and the cold war.																		14 Periods
2			The End of Bipolarity New entities in world politics: Russia, Balkan states and Central Asian states, Introduction of democratic politics and capitalism in post-communist regimes. India’s relations with Russia and other post-communist countries.																		13 Periods
3			US Hegemony in World Politics Growth of unilateralism: Afghanistan, first Gulf War, response to 9/11 and attack on Iraq. Dominance and challenge to the US in economy and ideology. India’s renegotiation of its relationship with the USA.																		13 Periods
4			Alternative Centres of Power Rise of China as an economic power in post-Maoera, creation and expansion of European Union, ASEAN. India’s changing relations with China.																		11 Periods
5			Contemporary South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era Democratisation in Pakistan and Nepal. Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, Impact of economic globalization on the region. Conflicts and efforts for peace in South Asia. India’s relations with its neighbours.																		13 Periods
6			International Organizations Restructuring and the future of the UN. India’s position in the restructured UN. Rise of new international actors: new international economic organisations, NGOs. How democratic and accountable are the new institutions of global governance?																		13 Periods
7			Security in Contemporary World Traditional concerns of security and politics of disarmament. Non-traditional or human security: global poverty, health and education. Issues of human rights and migration.																		11 Periods
8			Environment and Natural Resources Environment movement and evolution of global environmental norms. Conflicts over traditional and common property resources. Rights of indigenous people. India’s stand in global environmental debates.																		11 Periods
9			Globalisation Economic, cultural and political manifestations. Debates on the nature of consequences of globalisation. Anti-globalisation movements. India as an arena of globalization and struggle against it.																		11 Periods
Part B: Politics in India since Independence
10			Challenges of Nation- Building Nehru’s approach to nation-building; Legacy of partition: challenge of ‘refugee’ resettlement, the Kashmir problem. Organisation and reorganization of states; Political conflicts over language.																		13 Periods
11			Era of One-Party Dominance First three general elections, nature of Congress dominance at the national level, uneven dominance at the state level, coalitional nature of Congress. Major opposition parties.																		12 Peroids
12			Politics of Planned Development Five year plans, expansion of state sector and the rise of new economic interests. Famine and suspension of five year plans. Green revolution and its political fallouts.																		11 Periods
13			India’s External Relations Nehru’s foreign policy. Sino-Indian war of 1962, Indo-Pak war of 1965 and 1971. India’s nuclear programme. Shifting alliance in world politics.																		13 Periods
14			Challenges to the Congress System Political succession after Nehru. Non-Congressism and electoral upset of 1967, Congress split and reconstitution, Congress’ victory in 1971 elections, politics of ‘garibi hatao’.																		13 Periods
15			Crisis of the Democratic Order Search for ‘committed’ bureaucracy and judiciary. Navnirman movement in Gujarat and the Bihar movement. Emergency: context, constitutional and extra-constitutional dimensions, resistance to emergency. 1977 elections and the formation of Janata Party. Rise of civil liberties organisations.																		13 Periods
16			Popular Movements in India Farmers’ movements, Women’s movement, Environment and Development-affected people’s movements. Implementation of Mandal Commission report and its aftermath.																		11 Periods
17			Regional Aspirations Rise of regional parties. Punjab crisis and the anti Sikh riots of 1984. The Kashmir situation. Challenges and responses in the North East.																		11 Periods
18			Recent Developments in Indian politics Participatory upsurge in1990s. Rise of the JD and the BJP. Increasing role of regional parties and coalition politics. Coalition governments: NDA (1998 – 2004) UPA (2004 – 2014) NDA (2014 onwards)																		13 Periods
Prescribed Books:
1. Contemporary World Politics, Class XII, Published by NCERT
2. Politics in India since Independence, Class XII, Published by NCERT
Note: The above textbooks are also available in Hindi and Urdu versions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE CBSE							QUESTION PAPER DESIGN Code No. 028						2018-19						CLASS-XII
Time: 3 Hours																			Max. Marks: 100
S. No	Typology of Questions						Learning Outcomes & Testing Skills		Very Short Answer (1 Mark)		Very Short Answer – (2 Marks)	Short Answer (4 Marks)	Long Answer I (5 Marks) based on Passages and Picutres			Map Question Picture based inter- pretation (5 Marks)			Long Answer II (6 Marks)			Marks	% weight age
1	Remembering- (Knowledge based Simple recall questions, to know specific facts, terms, concepts, principles, or theories; Identify, define, or recite, information)						Reasoning Analytical Skills Critical thinking		–		1	2	–			–			2			22	22%
2	Understanding- (Comprehension –to be familiar with meaning and to understand conceptually, interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase information)								2		–	2	1			–			1			21	21%
3	Application (Use abstract information in concrete situation, to apply knowledge to new situations; Use given content to interpret a situation, provide an example, or solve a problem)								1		1	–	1			1			2			25	25%
4	High Order Thinking Skills (Analysis & Synthesis- Classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between different pieces of information; Organize and/or integrate unique pieces of information from a variety of sources) (includes Map interpretation)								1		2	1	1			–			1			20	20%
5	Evaluation- (Appraise, judge, and/or justify the value or worth of a decision or outcome, or to predict outcomes)								1		1	1	–			1			–			12	12%
Total									1×5=5		2×5=10	4×6=24	5×3=15			5×2=10			6×6=36			100	100%
Note: Care to be taken to cover all chapters.
The weightage or the distribution of marks over the different dimensions paper shall be as follows:-
1. Weightage of Content
Part A: Contemporary World Politics
Units																		Marks
1				Cold War Era														14
2				The End of Bipolarity														14
3				US Hegemony in World Politics														16
4				Alternative Centres of Power
5				Contemporary South Asia
6				International Organizations														10
7				Security in Contemporary World														10
8				Environment and Natural Resources														10
9				Globalization														10
				Total														50
Part B: Politics in India since Independence
Units																		Marks
10				Challenges of Nation-Building														16
11				Era of One-Party Dominance
12				Politics of Planned Development
13				India’s External Relations														6
14				Challenges to the Congress System														12
15				Crisis of the Democratic Order														12
16				Rise of Popular Movements														16
17				Regional Aspirations
18				Recent Developments in Indian Politics
				Total														50
2. Weightage of Difficulty Level
Estimated difficulty level									Percentage
Difficult									20%
Average									50%
Easy									30%
3. Scheme of Options:
There is internal choice for long answer questions. Map question has choice only with another map.
There are three passage-based or picture-based questions.
4. In order to assess different mental abilities of learners, question paper is likely to include questions
based on passages, visuals such as maps, cartoons, etc. No factual question will be asked on the information given in the plus(+) boxes in the textbooks.

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