PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Flashcards
What is politics?
-excersice of power
-science of government
-the making of collective decisions
-allocation of scarce resources
-from the greek word politea or polis which means city or term implying government or citizenship
does not emerge from the activities of a single individual but from many
politics
a systematic body of knowledge that deals with the government and regulation, maintenance, development, defense and augmentation of the state
politics
deals with the protection of the rights of its citizens, safeguarding and enhancement of morals and harmony and peace of human relations
politics
why do we need to study politics
-person as a social animal
-preserve peace and order
-dedication to serve to community
it refers to such acttivities of a government as an institute relative to its management of the public affairs
governance
act of governing the country or state
governance
who distinguished the three kinds of authority
-traditional authority
-charismatic authority
-personal authority
what is traditional authority
rooted in history
what is charismatic authority
stems from personaity
what is legal-authority
grounded in a set of impersonal rules
five function of governance
foreign diplomacy, military defense, maintenance of domestic order, administration and justice, and protection of civil liberties
deals extensively with the analysis of politicl systems, the theoretical and practical applications to politics, and the examination of political behavior
political science
branch of science that studies the state, politics, and government
political science
scope of polsci: what is political theory
historical record of political thought
scope of polsci: public administration
how the government function and ho decisions and policies are made
scope of polsci: comparative politics
compares domestic politics and governnce systems
scope of polsci:international relations
describe how policy makers see the world
scope of polsci: public law
govern the relationship between individuals and the government and the exercise of power and rights by public authorities
-a systmematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture
-a set of doctrines or a body of opinion that people have
ideology
-set of related beliefs about political theory and policy held by an individual , group of individuals or a particular social class
-form the basis of how they view the world around them and the proper note of government of the world
political ideology
a state of society being freely constituted without authorities or a governing body
anarchism
political theory derived from karl marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
communism
individual people do not own land, factory or machinery instead the government or the whole community owns these things
communism
industry are controlled by private owner for profit, rather than the state.private individuals or businesses own capital goods
capitalism
also called free market economy or free enterprise economy
capitalism
political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange shuld be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
socialism
believes that the means of making, moving, and trading wealth should be owned or controlled by the workers
socialism
any of various economic and political theories advocating collective of governmentl ownership and administration of the mens of prodution and distribution of goods
socialism
believes the superiority of the nation
fascism
a group of political, social and ecnomic theories that centers on the value of individual liberty, equality, economic freedom, limited and democratic government and the rule of law
liberalism
refers to freedom from undue or oppressive restraints on a persons actions, thoughts or beliefs imposed by the state
liberalism
holds a commitment to the rule of law, the rule of law is a proposition that law shoud not be arbitrary and must be applied fairly to all
liberalism
who implemented stalinism
joseph stalin
not only an ideologist and most historic minded of filipino presidents.he was the classical nationalist leader
marcos
the capacity to influence, lead, dominate, or otherwise have an impact on the life and actions of others in society.
power
describes himself as a socialist
duterte
ability to control or influence the behavior of others through the deliberate and politically motivated use of economic assets
economic power
whereby a peson has become so influenced (powerful) in a given society at a certain point in time due to his social status and recognized as such by the other members of the society with sel esteem
social power
the power bought by military forces. potential consists in the resources that a nation-state can mobilize against other nation-states for purposes of military deterrence, defense, and war
military power
the ability to control the behavior of people through the passage, approval, amd iimplementation of laws and regulations
political power
according to Roskin et al political power involves three interrelated concepts:
legitimacy, sovereignty, and authority
refers to the peoples perception that their government rules rightfully, and thus must be obeyed
legitimacy
is seen as the political leaders abiility to command resect and exercise power
authority
speaks of the ability of a government to be the sole leader, which has the last word of law in that society
sovereignty
3 dimensions of power
physical, infromational, and emotional power
emotional power
the social power of affect, using emotion to get what you want. charisma is a form of this power, including the power of oratory and the use of subtle body language
physical power
derived from material or physical advantage
informational power
derived from knowledge.
dimensions of power according to Stephen Lukes
the issue method, setting the agenda, and manipulating the view of others
lukes said that if you have real power if you can set an agenda this is because you decide what will be argued about, therefor dictating the situation
setting the agenda
a person who wins an argument or an issue has the power
the issue method
described how power can convert manipulate others to do something they might not actually want to do by changing what the want.
manipulating the view of others
a type of power that has the ability to dispense punishments
coercive power
5 types of power
coercive, reward, legitimate, expert, and referent power
type of power: authority that comes from a belief on the part of those being influenced that the person has a legitimate right to demand conformity
legitimate power
a type of power that has the ability to distribute positive or negative rewards
rewrd power
a type of power that comes from others beliefs that te power-holder possesses superior skills and ablities
expert power
type of power: influenced based on identification with attration to, or respect for the power holder
referent power
5 sources of power
influence, authority, money, love, physical or moral force
2 types of consequences of power
positive and negative
a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government
state
is the government of a country which has control over a geographic area or territory
state
what are the elements of state
-people
-territory
-government
-sovereignty
elements of state: people (explain)
known as the citizen or nationality of a given country is what constitute itself
what are the two elements of people
sufficient population and self-perpetuating
elements of state: territory (explain)
the definite place where the people permanently live or reside
what are the three territorial domains
terrestrial, fluvial, and aerial domain
explain territorial domain
refers to the land, this could be agricultural,residential, and industrial lands. moreover, this also includes the park, forest and minerals area of the philippines
explain fluvial domain
refers to the water, this could be seas, rivers, oceans, lakes, canals, ports and harbor
explain aerial domain
refers to the air
elements of state: government (explain)
it is composed of people vested with authority (power) to govern or to manage the alfairs of the state
2 terminology about sovereignty
dominium ( claim lands) and imperium (command people)
5 ways to claim a territory
discovery, prescription, conquest, cession, and accretion
2 functions of state
-constituent function (peace and order)
-ministrant function (social welfare)
3 branches of government
legislature, executive, judiciary
branch of government: executive
enforces and implements the laws (perform the law application functions)
branch of government: legislature
formulates the will of state (performs law-making functions)
branch of government: judiciary
applies the law to specific cases as settles the disputes (performs adjudication functions)
2 aspects of sovereignty
internal and external sovereignty
elements of state: sovereignty (explain)
the attribute of the state which makes it independent and supreme within its territory
