POLITICAL SCIENCE BPS M/P-01A Paper 1: Political Theory (Part

KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI STATE OPEN UNIVERSITYSUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIENCEBPS M/P-01APaper 1: Political Theory (Part A)Home Assignment (Semester 1), 2012Total Marks = 50(Assignments are required to be written in own language. Copying in toto from thelearning materials will carry less score)[]A. Answer the following four questions within 50 words: 2 x 4= 8 marks501. State the contribution of the American Political Science Association towards thegrowth of Political Science as a discipline.The American Political Science Association2. According to Gabriel Almond, what is the meaning of “interest articulation”?Interest Articulation3. What do you mean by civil rights?4. Mention any four elements of the decision-making mechanism under the Decision-Making Approach.

B. Answer the following four questions within 75 words: 3 x 4= 12 marks751. Write briefly about the relationship between Political Science and Anthropology.2. Write about the Historical Approach to the study of Political Science.3. Write a short note on citizenship.4. Write briefly about legal equality.C. Answer the following two questions within 150 words: 2 x 5= 10 marks1501. Explain the meaning of Political Science and Politics.2. Discuss the Systems Approach to the study of Political Science.D. Answer the following questions within 300 words: 2 x 10= 20 marks3001. Discuss Behaviouralism as an approach to the study of Political Science.2. Discuss the concept of liberty.