CLASS ___10_____ SUBJECT:Democratic Politics CHAPTER NAME: Fedralism

FROM DATE ___________TO DATE_______________ NO OF PERIODS 06

TOPIC :

● What is federalism?

● What makes India a federal country?

● How is federalism practiced?

● Decentralization in India

SUB TOPIC :

● features of federalism

● types of federalism

● Power sharing list

● Linguistic States

● Language policy

● Centre-State relations

● step towards decentralization

OBJECTIVES :

● Describe the meaning of Federalism

 ● Explain the key features of Federalism

● Evaluate reasons behind success of federalism in India

● Explain how federalism is practiced in India

● Describe the linguistic and language policy of India

● Explain impact of decentralization in the progress of rural areas

● Mention three-tiers of local self-government

METHODOLOGY :

● Interaction explanation method

● Brain stroming and comparison

● Explanation with flow chart and Questioning technique

LEARNING OUTCOME :

● Know the meaning of Federalism and features of Federalism

 ● Familiarize about two kinds of routes through which federations can been formed

● Appreciate, respect the power sharing process in India

● Know about the decentralisation of power in India

● Locate federal countries on Map of world

TEACHING AID/RESOURCES :

● NCERT text book,

● Flow chart

● AV AIDS(If available)

ACTIVITY/PROJECT/PRACTICAL LAB :

● Locate all the federal countries situated in the world map

● Locate coming together federation and holding together federation countries in the map

ASSIGMENT/HOMEWORK :

● Textbook Exercise

● Copy completion
 WORKSHEET

1. Do you think that regionalism is good for the democracy? Give reasons.

2. Match it:-
Column A Column B
a) Konkani a) India
b) Hindi b) Sri Lanka
c) Unitary system c) 0.2%
d) Holding together federal system d) Manipuri
e) Scheduled language e) Official language

3. Multiple Choice Questions

a) Which subject does not fall under the State list?
i) Banking ii) Trade iii) Agriculture iv) Commerce

b) Which country has federal system of governance?

i) Sri Lanka ii) USA iii) China iv) Pakistan

c) It is a subject in the Union list

i) Defence ii) Education iii) Health iv) Transport
d) Which state in India has its own constitution?
i) Punjab ii) Bihar iii) Rajasthan iv) Jammu and Kashmir
e) Rural local government is popularly known as
i) Panchayati Raj ii) Zila Parishad iii) State Government iv) Gram Panchayat