Aligarh Muslim University BA Syllabus

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Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a public university. This university is funded by the central government of India. This university was established in the year 1875 as MAO College and in 1920 it started as AMU. The main campus of AMU is located in the city of Aligarh.


B.A. (Hons), Part I syllabus

PL 102: MODERN GOVERNMENTS (For both Main and Subsidiary)
Unit I: The United Kingdom
a) Salient Feature of the Constitution : Rule of Law, Supremacy of Parliament
b) The British Monarchy : King and Crown
c) The Parliament: House of Commons and the House of Lords
d) The Cabinet System : Position of the Prime Minister
Unit II: United States of America I
a) Salient Features of the Constitution: Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances
b) Essential Features of the American Federal System, Growth of Strong Centre
c) The President : Powers and Position
Unit III: United States of America II
a) The Congress : House of Representatives and the Senate
b) The Supreme Court : Composition, Jurisdiction and Powers
c) Political Parties : Nature and Organisation, Pressure Groups and Lobbies
Unit IV: France
a) Salient Features of the Constitution : Written and Unitary Const., Combination of Parliamentary and
Presential Systems, Rigidity of the Constitution and Administrative Law
b) The Legislature : The National Assembly and the Senate
c) The Executive – The President : Powers and Position
d) The Cabinet and the PM : Powers and Position
Unit V: Switzerland
a) Salient Feature of the Constitution, Federalism and Direct Democracy
b) The Federal Council : Composition and Functions
c) Federal Legislature : Council of the States and National Council, Composition and Functions
Suggested Readings:
1. F.S. Strong, Modern Political Constitutions (latest edition)
2. Herman Finer, Theory and Practice of Modern Government
3. Roy C. Macridis, Modern Political Systems: Europe
4. Ferguson, American System of Government.

PL 103: PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL SCIENCE (For both Main and Subsidiary)
Unit I: Introduction
a) Political Science : Definition, Nature and Scope
b) Relationship of Political Science with History, Economics and Sociology
c) Methods of Political Science : Historical, Experimental, Comparative and Philosophical
Unit II: The State
a) Modern State: Nature; Constituent Elements; Sovereignty.
b) Origins of the State: Divine, Force, Contract and Evolutionary Theories
c) Theories of the Sphere of State Activity.
Unit III: Law, Liberty and Rights
a) Law: Nature Sources and Kinds
b) Liberty, Equality and Justice; Relationship between Liberty and Equality; Liberty and Authority.
c) Rights and Duties.
Unit IV: Political Ideologies
a) Liberalism and Conservatism
b) Constitutionalism and Democracy
c) Totalitarian Dictatorship: Communism, Fascism and Nazism
Unit V: Forms of Government
a) Democracy and Dictatorship : Meaning, Distinction, Merits and Demerits
b) Parliamentary and Presidential : Meaning, Distinction, Merits and Demerits
c) Unitary and Federal : Meaning, Distinction, Merits and Demerits

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Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
0571 270 0935

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