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POLITICAL THEORY: KEY CONCEPTS (MPS-101)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-101
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/2026-27
Marks: 100 Note: Answer five questions, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question must be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION – I
1. Examine the nine features of the state in Political theory.
2. Trace the evolution of the concept of Sovereignty.
3. What are the key differences between power and authority, and how do they interact within societies?
4. Discuss Rawls’s assertion that legitimacy is “weaker than justice.” Can substantively unjust regimes be legitimate?
5. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each:
(a) Democracy (b) Discuss Pitkin’s views on representation.
SECTION – II 6. Distinguish between liberal and Communitarian conceptions of Citizenship.
7. What is Rule of Law? Discuss the English Rule of Law.
8. What do you understand by justice? Briefly explain the concept as per your understanding of it.
9. Explain how feminist, multicultural and relational approaches have expanded the meaning of equality.
10. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each:
(a) Dignity and Self-respect (b) Tolerance as a Political Virtue
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