GOVERNMENT Flashcards
Define GOVERNMENT
- Agency
- Institution that Acts for Others
- An independent society makes and carries out those rules of action necessary to enable men to live in a social state
FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT
- Protection of Society and Its Members
- Preservation of the State from External Danger
- Administration of Justice
- Security of Persons and Property
- Advancement of the Physical, Economic, Social, and Cultural Well-Being of the People
Define “PROTECTION OF SOCIETY & ITS MEMBERS”
i. Address through religious implementation of the laws
Define “PRESERVATION OF THE STATE FROM EXTERNAL DANGER”
i. CHINA –> We have to negotiate first, and go to the court
ii. NAL RAL NAL (“The Hague Decision”) –> INTERNATIONAL, ARTBITRAL, TRIBUNAL
iii. We maximize, we push to the limits. All is for remedies.
a. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
- Where we communicate with other states.
b. Department of National Defense (DND)
- DFA –> DNA (War
Define “ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE”
i. Similar
- Protection of Society and Its Members
- Security of Persons and Property
Define “SECURITY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY”
i. Address through religious implementation of the laws.
ii. Government: “Secure” –> People & Properties
a. Acts: “Crazy” or “Reckless” – they can be Sued
b. Interferes: “Property” (Damage) –> File a Case/ Approach the Court / Seek Civil Recovery
COSNSTITUTIONAL BASIS OF “PROPERTY”
Article 3 Section 11
Article 3 Section 11
“ Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty. “
Define “QUASI-JUDICIAL”
A “Non-Judicial Body” which can Interpret Law (Quasi:“Semi”; Judicial: “Court”)
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Register your Business: Submit Requirments ( If SEC [not satisfied] – Petition for Registration [DENIED] )
Define the PHYSICAL in the “ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, ECONOMICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE”
PHYSICAL
Example:
1. “The Health Programs of The Government”
2. “Palarong Pambansa”
3. “Olympics” (Sponsored by the Government)
Define the ECONOMIC in the “ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, ECONOMICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE”
ECONOMIC
Washington Accord
- Neo-Liberalism Approach
- The Government “Steps Back” from the Market – Allowing Individuals & Private Businesses to Freely Compete
Programs at the “Department of Social Welfare and Development”
Example:
1. PRIVATIZATION (where services and industries previously controlled by the government are sold to private entities)
2. DEREGULATION (the reduction or elimination of government regulations and restrictions)
Define the CULTURAL in the “ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, ECONOMICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE”
Mandating “History Classes” –> RPH & RIZAL
Republic Act 1425 (Rizal Law)
a. STATUTORY LAW
- It supports constitutional principles but holds LESS AUTHORITY than CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
- “Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR)” –> to guide their enforcement
CONSTITUITION BASIS OF “RIZAL LAW”
o Article 14, Section 1, Paragraph 1
o Article 14, Section 3, Paragraph 2
Article 14, Section 1, Paragraph 1
“All educational institutions include the study of the Constitution in their Curricula”
Article 14, Section 3, Paragraph 2
“to study the role of national heroes.”
Studying “National Heroes” = “Nation-Building”
