terms Flashcards
- It is the interaction of people in any unit or State for power to make, preserve, and amend the general rules under which they live.
POLITICS
as any activity involving human beings associated together in relationship of power and authority
Robert Dahl defines Politics
as, “one who gets what, when, and how”
Harold Laswell defined Politics
as authoritative allocation of values in a society
David Easton (1959) defined politics
as “a way of ruling in divided societies without violence”
Crick (1982) defined politics
It deals with the study of systems of government and the analysis of political activity, political behavior, and political theories and practices
A discipline focused the institutionalizing possible conflicts brought by Politics
Political Science
Pol sci emerged through?
University of the Philippines
APPROACHES IN STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE
Normative Emipirical Traditional/Legalist Institutionalism Behavioralism Post-Behavioralism
studying issues involving judgments and ethics
Normative Focus –
studying politics using observable and factual investigations
Empirical Focus –
understanding politics by examining laws, governmental offices, constitutions, and other official institutions
Traditionalist/Legal Institutionalism –
understand politics not just in state institutions but also individuals behaviors in a State
Behavioralism –
understanding politics in further scoping down to citizens not just in individuals acting as State actors
Post-Behavioralism –
The basic unit of measurement of Politics and Political Science. In politics, it refers to the ability to exercise control or impose restrictions over individuals, as well as compel other people to do certain tasks
Power
It is a subfield of political science that deals with the political
economic interaction between nation-states as well as intergovernmental and transnational organizations.
International Relations -
It is a subfield of political science that deals with the service that maintains a civil society & provides for the needs of the public
Public Administration –
It is an interdisciplinary subfield of political science that draws upon economics, political science, law, history, sociology and other disciplines in explaining the crucial role of political factors in determining economic outcomes.
Political Economy –
It is the study of fundamental questions about the state, government, politics, liberty, justice and the enforcement of a legal code by authority.
Political Philosophy –
It is a field in political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. In other words, comparative politics is the study of the domestic politics, political institutions, and conflicts of countries.
Comparative Politics –
A community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, independent of external control and possessing an organized government to which the great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience.
STATE
Elements of a State:
People
Government
Territory
Sovereignty
MANIFESTATIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY: The supremacy of a person or body of persons in the state over individuals or associations of individuals within the area of its jurisdiction.
Internal –
MANIFESTATIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY: The absolute independence of a state from outside influences or foreign intervention.
External –
Group of people bound together by certain characteristics such as common social origin, language, customs, and traditions, and who believe that they are one and distinct from the others (Hector de Leon)
NATION
emergence of a “borderless world.” (Ohmae, 1990) or an “increasing interdependence of markets and production in different countries through trade in goods and services, cross-border flows of capital, and exchanges of technology” (Nunnenkamp et al., 1994)
GLOBALIZATION –
The persons and institutions that make and enforce rules or laws for the larger community (Thomas Magstadt)
GOVERNMENT -
what is the purpose of the government?
the advancement of public welfare
fusion of powers between the executive and legislative where the former is responsible to the legislature and the head of state acts in a ceremonial function
Parliamentary –
separation of powers between the executive and the legislative branches of the government, with the executive acting as the head of state and of the government and constitutionally independent of the legislature as regards to his tenure, policies and acts
Presidential –
Ideal Democracy (Robert Dahl)
Effective Participation
voting equality at the decisive stage
enlightened understanding
Control of the Agenda
is a fairly coherent and comprehensive set of ideas that explains and evaluates social conditions, helps people understand their place in society, and provides a program for social and political action. (Ball, Dagger, O’Nell, 2014)
It refers to set of beliefs and ideas that shape an individual’s or a group’s views, actions, and interactions with the world.
IDEOLOGIES –
DIFFERENT IDEOLOGIES
Anarchism Communism Socialism Liberalism Conservationism Fascism
set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or is governed.
CONSTITUTION –
Are set of rules or pieces of legislation that are formulated by the government and are meant to be followed by all citizens.
LAWS -
A concept wherein the people is ruling the State thru a representative government
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN –
ELEMENTS OF DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN STATE (European Union, 2011)
Citizen Participation Equality Political Tolerance Accountability Transparency Regular, Free and Fair Elections Economic Freedom Separation of Power/Checks and Balances Bill of Rights Accepting Results of Elections Human Rights Multi-party system Neutrality of State Institutions Rule of Law
A doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY -
The power to enforce and administer laws (UST Golden Notes, 2010)
EXECUTIVE POWER -
Head of state and of the government of the Philippines
President
A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal and civil punishment.
IMPEACHMENT -
Group of advisers appointed by the President to assist him in the functions of the executive departments Called as Secretaries
THE CABINET
states that acts of the Secretaries of the Executive Department are presumed to be acts of the President himself
Doctrine of Qualified Political Agency (alter ego principle) –
Power given by the Constitution to create, modify, or repeal laws (de Leon, 1999)
LEGISLATIVE POWER -
The duty of the courts to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable (Traditional Definition)
- The duty of the courts to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the
part of any branch or instrumentality of the government (Expanded Definition)
JUDICIAL POWER -
The Commission is mandated to conduct investigations on human rights violations against marginalized and vulnerable sectors of the society, involving civil and political rights.
COMMISION ON HUMAN RIGHTS -
THE 7 Ms OF DYNASTY BUILDING (Coronel, 2007)
Money Machine Murder Media/Movie Myth Marriage Mergers/Alliance
