ICSE Class 11 Syllabus for political science can be found on the Extramarks website. Here is a part of the ICSE Class 11 Syllabus for political science.
Part I (20 marks) consists of required short-answer questions, testing of understanding, application and skills related to elementary/fundamental aspects of the whole ICSE Class 11 syllabus.
Part II (60 marks) is divided into two sections A & B. Students are required to answer three of the five questions in Section A and two of the three questions in Section B.
SECTION A: Political Theory
1. Introduction to Political Science
(i) Definition of Political Science; Application of Modern Political Science: Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration and Political Economy.
Meaning of Political Science; Scope of Contemporary Political Science referring to Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration and Political Economy.
(ii) Fundamental Concepts
State and its components; the difference between state and society, state and association, state and government, state and nation; nationality.
Definition of State and State elements: (a) Population (b) Territory (c) Government (d) Sovereignty. Definition of society; of association; of nation and nationality. Variations between State and Society; State and Association; State and Government; State and Nation.
2. The Origin of the State
Theory of Divine Origin; Social Contract Theory (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau); Evolutionary Theory.
Various theories of the origin of the State: Divine Theory: the brief history of this theory, the divine rights of kings-examples from modern monarchical states such as England and Bhutan. A critical assessment of the theory.
The Social Contract Theory: Views of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau; Critical Theory Evaluation.
Evolutionary Theory: factors for the growth of this theory, such as parenthood, religion, economic factors, war and conflict, and the need for political power.
3. Political Ideologies
Liberalism, Socialism; Communism and Fascism; Liberalism, Socialism; Communism and Fascism: meaning, points with reference to the idea of the State. A critical assessment of each ideology.
4. Sovereignty
Meaning, type and characteristics. An analysis of historical and contemporary issues.
Meanings, definitions and characteristics. Kinds: titular and actual, legal and political; de-jure and de-facto Sovereign, Popular Sovereignty. Sovereignty is absolute and indivisible? A small study on Austin's Theory and Pluralistic View of Sovereignty with reference to Laski and MacIver. Sovereignty in a globalized world: the role of non-state actors. For more details just do visit our site directly:- https://www.extramarks.com/syllabus/icse-class-11