SYLLABUS
BACHELOR OF ARTS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Level – 7
B.A. Sixth Semester (2025-26)
Major Constitutions
Discipline Specific Elective
Course Code: POL7203T
JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY
JODHPUR
Course Code: POL7203T Major Constitutions
IMPORTANT
With a view to bring about greater reliability, validity and objectivity in the
examination system and also for closer integration of teaching, learning and
evaluation.
(i) The syllabus has been divided into units. Questions will be set from each
unit with provision for internal choice.
(ii) In order to ensure that the students do not leave out the important portion of
the syllabus, examiners shall be free to repeat the questions set in the
previous examinations.
(Ref. Resolution No. 21 (c) of Academic Council dated 9.2.84)
The examines be permitted to use their personal transistorized pocket battery operated
calculators in the examinations. The calculator to be used by the candidates in the
examinations should not have more that 12 digits, 6 functions and 2 memories and
should be noiseless and cordless. A Calculator belonging to one candidate shall not be
allowed to be used by another candidate. The Superintendent of the centre will have
complete discretion to disallow the use of a calculator which does not confirm to the
above specification.
(Ref. Resolution No. 6/90 of Academic Council dated 20th July, 1990)
In Engineering and any other examinations where the use of calculators is already
permitted, it shall remain undisturbed.
Course Code: POL7203T Major Constitutions
NOTIFICATION
In compliance of decision of the Hon’ble High Court all students are required to
fulfil 75% attendance rule in each subject and there must be 75 % attendance of
the student before he/she could be permitted to appear in the examination.
REGISTRAR
(Academic)
Course Code: POL7203T Major Constitutions
POLITICAL SCIENCE
NEW EXAMINATION SCHEME
(Pattern of Question Paper)
Total Marks = 80
PART-A (Hkkx&v) (2 x 10 = 20 )
Hkkx v ds lHkh iz’u vfuok;Z gS A bu iz’uksa ds mÙkj izR;sd 30 'kCnksa rd lhfer gS A izR;sd
iz’u 2 vad dk gS A
The questions of Part-A are compulsory. The answer of these questions are
limited up to 30 words each. Each question carries 2 mark.
Part B (Hkkx&c) (12 x 5 = 60 )
bl Hkkx esa izR;sd bdkbZ esa ls ,d iz’u dk p;u djrs gq, dqy 5 iz’uksa ds mÙkj nhft;sA
izR;sd iz’u dk mÙkj yxHkx 500 'kCnksa rd lhfer gSsA izR;sd iz’u 12 vad dk gS A
Attempt five questions at least one from each unit. The Answer of each
question shall be limited up to 500 words. Each question carries 12 marks.
Course Code: POL7203T Major Constitutions
B. A. Political Science
Level 7 (Sixth Semester)
Major Constitutions
Discipline Specific Elective Course Code: POL7203T
Contact hours per week: 6 Course Credits: 6 Maximum Marks: 100
Examination Duration:
3 hours Internal: 20 External: 80
Course Objective:
The course is to be studied with reference to concepts, theories and the historical experiments of
developing countries as well as advanced developed countries. A central concern of the course is to
discern the Eurocentric bias in the field of comparative politics, and to identify the processes of de-
centring which have reconfigured the field in significant ways.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the students should have acquired a basic understanding of the basic concepts
and approaches to the study of comparative politics. More specifically the course will try and turn
students’ focus on examining politics in a historical framework while engaging with various themes
of comparative analysis in developed and developing countries. They should also be able to
comprehend the Eurocentric bias to the study and be able to analyze the process of decentering.
Course Contents
Unit 1 Types of Constitution and Constitutionalism.
Unit 2 Socio – Economic bases and Salient features of the Constitution of United Kingdom,
United States of America, China, Switzerland and France; Amendment Process in the
Constitution of U.S.A. and Switzerland; Federal System of the U.S.A. and Switzerland.
Unit 3 President of the U.S.A. and Plural Executive of Switzerland.
Unit 4 Legislature : Composition and Powers of the British Parliament; French Parliament and
National People’s Congress of China.
Unit 5 Judiciary : U.S. Supreme Court and Judicial Review; the Administrative Law and
Administrative Courts of France.
Political Parties in the U.S.A., United Kingdom and France; Interests Groups in the
U.S.A., United Kingdom and France.
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Course Code: POL7203T Major Constitutions
Recommended Readings
1. [Link] et. al., Comparative Politics Today : A World View, 7th edn., New York, London,
Harper/Collins, 2000.
2. [Link], British System of Government, 4th edn., London, George Allen and Unwin, 1980.
3. [Link], An Introduction to Comparative Government, London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson,
1969.
4. [Link], Theory and Practice of Modern Government, London, Methuen, 1969.
5. [Link], Comparative Government, Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1974.
6. [Link], An Introduction to Chinese Politics, London, David and Charles, 1973.
7. [Link], American Democracy: A Commentary and An Interpretation, London, Uinwin, 1948.
8. [Link], (ed.), Parliamentary Versus Presidential Government, Oxford and New York, Oxford
University Press, 1992.
9. [Link], The Nature of American Politics, 2nd edn., Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1996,
10. [Link], Government and Politics of France, 3rd edn., London, Unwin Hyman, 1989.
11. [Link], Transforming China: Economic Reforms and its Political Implications, New York, St.
Martin’s Press, 2000.
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