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Chapter-11

Political Theory: An Introduction

Revision Notes

1. Political theory has been made one of the subfields with the rise of political science as a
subject.Political is an important and integral part of any society.
2. Political theory is the study of the state from the philosophical and empirical point of
view.And a political theory can be referred to as a combination of thoughts, philosophies
and sciences or arts.
3. Political theory deals with the ideas and principles that shape
constitutions,governments,and social life in a systematic manner.It clarifies the meaning
of concepts such as freedom,equality,justice,democracy,seculariesm and so on.
4. Politics is referred to struggle for power to maintain relationship between power and
authority which is a desire of an act of will.
5. Political theory deals with how the present has come and on what assumptions, it may
stay and in future, what it will lead.
6. India is a free country where issues concerning freedom, equality and democracy arise
from time to time and implemented also by the intervention of the state.
7. As freedom has been guaranteed by the constitution, still many discriminatory issues are
raised and encountered with the interpretations of the state.
8. Along with the changes in time and periods, people's aspirations and needs are also
changed and new dimensions are discovered as well.
9. Political theories debate and examine the diverse meaning and opinions in a systematic
manner and easily to be understood by the ordinary peoples.
10. The laws and moral values are interrelated with each other.
11. Hence, the Constitution of India is democratic, secular, federal, liberal, egalitarian, open
to community values as well as sensitive towards the needs and aspirations of the peoples
to maintain integrity of the county.
12. The philosophy of the constitution does not contain only moral content but mediate
between the various interpretations of the core value of Indian polity.
13. The Constitution of India has made the arrangements to protect the rights and interests of
SCs, STs, Minorities by providing the reservation of seats in the legislatures for them. The
same reservations have been made for them even in government jobs also to secure their
interest.
14. The Indian Constitution guarantees the right to primary education for all,this right
remains formal.
15. The Constitution of India is a supreme law to be respected and accepted by the
institutions and citizens both because only this protects the fundamentalities of citizens
and country.
16. The Constitution of India experiences the federal character because it distributes the
powers between the central government and its constituent units, it is a written
document, it is partially flexible and partially rigid.
17. Political theory exposes us to systematic thinking on justice or equality so that we can
polish our opinions and argue in an informed manner and for the sake of common
interests.
18. The constitution has a centralized idea of national unity as its preamble outlines the
objectives of constitution by providing justice, equality, fraternity, liberty and unity and
integrity of the country.
19. The philosophy of the constitution can be approached by getting the concept of
constitution in a clear manner, grasping or analysing the set of ideals in constitution as
well as a detailed justification for the same.
20. The philosophy of the constitution mainly emphasises on peaceful and democratic
measures to develop a democratic transformations in the form of equality, freedom and
national unity and integrity.

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