ICSE Class 11 Political Science — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Political Science has been called politics by Aristotle, political science by William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, science of state by R.G. Gettell, and science of politics by Sir Fredrick Pollock.

A: The word politics comes from polis, polity, and politeia. It originally referred to the city-state, government, and constitution, so it was linked with the practical study of the city-state and its ad

A: Modern usage has given the word a new meaning. Politics is now linked with power, political activity, and political process, so the original Greek sense is no longer enough to explain the subject full

A: The state is a human association having four essential elements: population, territory, government, and sovereignty. It is a political entity that is distinct from society, government, associations, a

A: The four essential elements are population, territory, government, and sovereignty. Population and territory are the physical or material elements, while government and sovereignty are the metaphysica

A: Sovereignty is the highest power of the state. It means supreme authority inside the state and freedom from foreign control outside it. Although the state is old, sovereignty became its essential elem

A: The oldest theory is the Divine Origin Theory. It states that political authority is created by God or a supernatural power.

A: It explains political authority as a creation of God. The ruler is seen as the nominee of God and is accountable only to the Creator.

A: Bhisma tells how people approached God Brahma and requested a chief to protect them. God granted the request and appointed Manu to rule over them.