PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Flashcards
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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