MODULE 1: Understanding the Concepts of Anthropology, Sociology, and Political Science (Political Science) Flashcards
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what is STATE?
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- more of a political concept
- refers to a community of persons, more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory
- having a government of their own to which people inhabiting the same territory obey
2
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what is NATION?
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- refers to an ethnic concept
- means that people are bound together by common ethnical elements such as race, language and culture.
3
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what is POLITICAL SCIENCE?
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- study of complex behavior of various political actors
- also a systematic study of political and government institutions and processes
- social process or strategy, in any position of control which people gain, use or lose power
4
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where did the word POLITICAL SCIENCE originated?
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- Greek word “Polis” which means city or state
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what does POLITICAL SCIENCE refer to?
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- art and science of governing city/state
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FUNCTION OF POLITICAL INSTITUTION
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- enact law, ordinances and rules to promote safety, health peace and order and morals of the community
- levy and regulate taxes
- support education programs
- plan the economy
- administer justice
- promote physical, economic, social and cultural well-being of the people
- preserve internal and external autonomy of the state
- administer foreign and diplomatic relations
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what is GOVERNMENT?
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- organized agency in a state tasked to impose social control
- group of people that governs a community or unit
- sets and administers public policy and exercises executives, political and sovereign power through customs, institutions and laws within a state
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what are examples of VARIOUS POLITICAL ACTORS?
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- government administration
- opposition
- subjectd
