UCSP W3.3 Flashcards
The study of governments, public policies and political processes, systems, and political behavior.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
a group of people who rule or run the administration of a country.
GOVERNMENT
the act of governing or ruling.
GOVERNANCE
ability of one person or group to control the actions of another person.
POWER
an accepted power; the legitimate exercise of political power
AUTHORITY
territorial society divided into government and subjects claiming a supremacy within its area.
STATE
FEATURES OF A STATE
POPULATION
TERRITORY
GOVERNMENT
SOVEREIGNTY
involves the study of how people participate in political processes and respond to political activity.
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
Abraham Lincoln defined _ as a system of government of the people, by the people, and for the people
DEMOCRACY
_ is authorized to make laws, alter, and repeal them through the power vested in the Philippine Congress.
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
_ is composed of the President and the Vice President who are elected by direct popular vote and serve a term of six years
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
_ holds the power to settle controversies involving rights that are legally demandable and enforceable
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
This branch determines whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion.
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH