stae 2 Flashcards
-Siliman and Noble: It is the voluntary “politically active popular sector” of society.
Civil Society
It is a domain that is independent or autonomous, although it seeks benefits, policy changes, or accountability from the state.
civil society
Sectors of Civil Society
-traditionally land-based agro-exporting oligarchy
-mass media enterprises and practitioners
-churches
-people’s organizations and developmental non-governmental organizations
-the state shall encourage non-governmental, community-based, or sectoral organizations that promote the nation’s welfare
Article ll, Section 23
-the state shall respect the role of independent POs to enable the people to pursue and protect, within the democratic framework
Article XIII, Section 15
-the people and their organizations right to effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political, and economic decision-making shall not be abridged
Article XIII, Section 16
Reasons for Proliferation of NGOs and POs
-NGOs emerged out of the various social movements that sought to transform our society
-Foreign funding and institutional support were also linked to the proliferation of NGOs
-NGOs expanded exponentially during the Corazon Aquino presidency because of the government’s preference for these groups and the policy of channeling financial resources to grassroots groups
-it includes all the numerous political organizations that call themselves by the name political party
-it refers to only to those organizations that contest in free election, or those who can win elections over time
Political Parties
-also known as “Party-List System Act”. An organized group of citizens advocating an ideology or platform, principles, and policies for the general confuct of government and which, as the most immediate means of securing their adoption, regularly nominates and supports it leaders and members as candidates for the public office
R.A 7941
Factors of the weakly institutionalized party system in the Philippines
-elite dominance both at the national and local levels
-resilience of political dynasties
-lack of reliable and sustainable sources of party funding
-institutional gaps within the political system
-it is a device for filling an office through choices made by a designated body of people
Election
-it is the set of rules and procedures that governs the conduct of elections
Electoral System
-it is a type of electoral system wherein a seat was awarded to individual candidates who receive the majority vote
Majority Voting
-it is also known as “first-past-the-post” or “winner-takes-all” a seat is awarded to an individual who receives the most votes
-no need for majority
Plurality Voting
-it is a kind of electoral system wherein an individual or a party is awarded a number of seat in proportion to the number of votes it receives
Proportional Representation
