0BPSE-212/EPS-120 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME (B.D.P.) ASSIGNMENT For July 2014 and January 2015 Sessions Assignment Code: BPSE -212/EPS-12 Course Code: Government and Politics in India SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY MAIDAN GARHI‚ NEW DELHI-110068 ELECTIVE COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE BPSE-212/EPS-12: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA) Dear Student‚ As explained to you in the Programme Guide‚ you will have to do a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
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Short Answer - given 7-8 choose 5 ID’s - given 7-8 and choose 5 Essay - given 2 choose 1 Introduction • Collective action problem: situation where everyone would be better off if they cooperated‚ however every individual has an incentive not to cooperate • Collective dilemma: A situation in which there is a conflict between group goals and individual goals or self interest • Conformity costs: The cost to the participants to do something they prefer not to. Citizens naturally prefer
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9/9/13 The Logic of American Politics Overview Rational choice Definition and purpose of politics Collective action Barriers Costs of collective action Political institutions Role in overcoming collective action problems Rational Choice Approach (to the course) Understanding the way American govt. works Start by think as individuals as the unit of analysis—individual of the members of Congress‚ individual voters‚ e.g. We assume that individuals have certain preferences and
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Tues/Thurs. 10:00-11:15 November 22‚ 2013 Conservatism is a Better Way of Life I have lived my entire life surrounded by conservatism. The two most influential people in my life‚ my father and mother‚ are the most conservative people I know. They are so committed to the conservative way of life‚ that they chose to homeschool their three children in order to ensure that the principles of conservatism they value were passed on to the next generation. Conservatism is a better way of life because it relies
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have expected plenty of disagreements in domestic and foreign affairs. These domestic and foreign affairs would completely shape the politics in the early 1790s. Was one to support the British or the French? What kind of taxes should be imposed? How should the Constitution be interpreted? These are just a few of the questions that led to the shaping of American politics in the 1790s. In the United States‚ there was a plentiful amount of domestic affairs. A good example is the Bank of America. The
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one‚ happy to work‚ live‚ and try to accomplish what they had set out to do‚ be free from England and tyrannical rule. The country was prospering from new found technology‚ although mainly agricultural‚ new textiles and merchants were finding ways to make money. The country was expanding and in some cities population was booming. Over the next decade more and more Americans would move west; however‚ the country would heed problems with money‚ politics and the natives. Nationalism was at a high point
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AP Government and Politics Summer Assignment McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (1) Constitutional Question: Does the Congress of the United States have the power‚ under Article I‚ Section 8‚ of the Constitution; have the authority to constitute a national bank even though that power is not explicitly enumerated within the Constitution? Did Article VI’s National Supremacy Clause forbid State taxes on federal doings or was the Maryland tax law statutory? Article I‚ Section 8‚ Clause (Necessary
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Politics and Government Politics and government exist in all human groups and societies. But their form has various dimensions. These two terms involve the people and the process that takes over a particular state. Both of these terms refer to the system that is in control of the country or state. Politics social processes or strategy in any position of control which people gain‚ use or lose power the pattern of growth and change in a society over the years. the art or science of government
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What is Politics? The definition of Politics seems to have been obscured by representations that principally and in some instances only align and or associate it to government and policy making. Politics stretches far and beyond these realms‚ it is a more extensive and richer range of activities. It is therefore not confined within the parameters of a much more formal public governmental proximity‚ but encompasses social‚ economic and cultural activities. Leftwich (2004) highlights that the
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What were the strengths of British Conservatism that it could recover from so quickly from Labour’s post-war landslide to dominate British politics after 1951? In this essay I aim to explain some of the strengths that British conservatism had that helped it recover quickly from labours post-war landslide to dominate British politics after 1951. In 1945 it was apparent that the Conservatives would not recover from their defeat post-war. I shall argue that one of the reasons why the conservatives
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