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NCERT Class 11 Political Science: Chapter List and Official PDFs
All 18 chapters of the NCERT Class 11 Political Science textbook(s), with the section headings of each chapter and a link to the official PDF on ncert.nic.in. Open a chapter to see what it covers.
18 chapters2 books
Political Theory
Chapter 1: Political Theory: An IntroductionPart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Introduction
- 1.1 What is politics?
- 1.2 What do we study in political theory?
- 1.3 Putting political theory to practice
- 1.4 Why should we study political theory?
- Exercises
Chapter 2: FreedomPart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Overview
- 2.1 The ideal of freedom
- 2.2 What is freedom?
- 2.3 Why do we need constraints?
- 2.4 Harm principle
- 2.5 Negative and positive liberty
- Exercises
Chapter 3: EqualityPart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Overview
- 3.1 Why does equality matter?
- 3.2 What is equality?
- 3.3 Three dimensions of equality
- Feminism
- 3.4 How can we promote equality?
- Exercises
Chapter 4: Social JusticePart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Overview
- 4.1 What is justice?
- 4.2 Just distribution
- 4.3 John Rawls' theory of justice
- 4.4 Pursuing social justice
- Exercises
Chapter 5: RightsPart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Overview
- 5.1 What are rights?
- 5.2 Where do rights come from?
- 5.3 Legal rights and the state
- 5.4 Kinds of rights
- 5.5 Rights and responsibilities
- Exercises
Chapter 6: CitizenshipPart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Overview
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Full and equal membership
- 6.3 Equal rights
- 6.4 Citizen and nation
- 6.5 Universal citizenship
- 6.6 Global citizenship
- Exercises
Chapter 7: NationalismPart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Overview
- 7.1 Introducing nationalism
- 7.2 Nations and nationalism
- 7.3 National self-determination
- 7.4 Nationalism and pluralism
- Exercises
Chapter 8: SecularismPart B: Political Theory (40 marks)
- Overview
- 8.1 What is secularism?
- 8.2 Secular state
- 8.3 The Western model of secularism
- 8.4 The Indian model of secularism
- 8.5 Criticisms of Indian secularism
- Impossible project
- Exercises
Indian Constitution at Work
Chapter 1: Constitution: Why and How?Part A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- Why do we need a Constitution?
- The authority of a Constitution
- How was the Indian Constitution made?
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 2: Rights in the Indian ConstitutionPart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- The importance of rights
- Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 3: Election and RepresentationPart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- Elections and democracy
- Election system in India
- Reservation of constituencies
- Free and fair elections
- Electoral reforms
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 4: ExecutivePart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- What is an executive?
- What are the different types of executive?
- Parliamentary executive in India
- Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
- Permanent executive: bureaucracy
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 5: LegislaturePart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- Why do we need a Parliament?
- Why do we need two Houses of Parliament?
- What does the Parliament do?
- How does the Parliament make laws?
- How does the Parliament control the executive?
- What do the committees of Parliament do?
- How does the Parliament regulate itself?
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 6: JudiciaryPart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- Why do we need an independent judiciary?
- Structure of the Judiciary
- Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
- Judicial activism
- Judiciary and rights
- Judiciary and Parliament
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 7: FederalismPart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- What is federalism?
- Federalism in the Indian Constitution
- Federalism with a strong central government
- Conflicts in India's federal system
- Special provisions
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 8: Local GovernmentsPart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- Why local governments?
- Growth of Local Government in India
- 73rd and 74th Amendments
- 73rd Amendment
- 74th Amendment
- Implementation of the 73rd and 74th Amendments
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 9: Constitution as a Living DocumentPart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- Are constitutions static?
- How to amend the Constitution?
- Why have there been so many amendments?
- Contents of amendments made so far
- Basic structure and evolution of the Constitution
- Constitution as a Living Document
- Conclusion
- Exercises
Chapter 10: The Philosophy of the ConstitutionPart A: Indian Constitution at Work (40 marks)
- Introduction
- What is meant by the philosophy of the Constitution?
- Why do we need to go back to the Constituent Assembly?
- What is the political philosophy of our Constitution?
- Procedural achievements
- Criticisms
- Conclusion
- Exercises
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