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POLITICS, YOU, AND DEMOCRACY
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NATION STATE
NATION STATE
a sovereign state whose citizens or
subjects are relatively
homogeneous in factors such as
language or common descent.
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CITY STATE
CITY-STATE
A city-state is a sovereign state, also described
as a type of small independent country, that
usually consists of a single city and its
dependent territories.
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COUP
 Coup d'é·tat
Also known as a putsch, a golpe de
estado, or simply as a coup
the overthrow of an existing
government;
 refers to an illegal, unconstitutional
seizure of power by a dictator, the
military, or a political faction.
Since 1800 there have been more 350 successful military
insurrections globally, led by such notorious men as

Sadddam Augusto Napoleon Fidel

Hussein Pinochet Bonaparte Castro
in Iraq in Chile in France in Cuba
A self-coup was declared by Philippines President Ferdinand
Marcos on September 21 1972
Proclamation No.1081 was the document which contained
formal proclamation of martial law in the Philippines by
President Ferdinand Marcos, as announced to the public on 23
September 1972.
 HOW POLITICS AFFECT OUR LIVES?
 Births have to be registered.
 Some countries have laws limiting the number of children per family.
 Couples who want to get married have to secure a license.
 Some countries have mandatory prenatal examination of pregnant
women.
 Deaths have to be registered.
 Alcoholic drinks are not supposed to be sold minors.
 Wage earners must at least receive the minimum salary legislated by the
state.
 Building permits have to be secured before you can build your house.
 In some countries, you must see to it that the height and size of your
house do not deprive your neighbor of sunlight at certain times of the day.
 You have to pay your taxes.
Schools and universities have to abide by the school calendar
approved by the state.
Some of the subjects in your curriculum are mandated by the state.
You must have a passport if you want to travel abroad.
Garbage trucks collect your garbage at least once a week.
In some countries antipollution measures are enforced to ensure the
health of the citizens.
Philippine presidents welcome overseas Filipino workers at the airport
when they come for Christmas.
Senior citizens and students enjoy discounts in theaters, museums, and
other establishments.
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REVOLUTION
Revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social
order, in favor of a new system.
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Revolution Revolution Revolution
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REBELLION
REBELLION
an act of violent or open resistance to an
established government or ruler.
Rally (ies)
a mass meeting of people making a political
protest or showing support for a cause.
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POLITICS
WHAT IS POLITICS?
Politics
refers to a set of activities associated with the
governance of a country, or an area.
David Easton (1959) further refines
the meaning of politics as state
affairs by defining politics as the
authoritative allocation of values in a
society. To Easton, an allocation of
values that is not authoritative is not
political and in society, it is the state
that has the authority to allocate
values.
Robert Dahl (1984) defines politics
as any activity involving human
beings associated together in
relationship of power and authority
where conflict occurs
Bernard Crick (1982, 141) says
“politics is a way of ruling in divided
societies without violence.” By
“divided societies,” he means
societies where there are a variety of
different interests and opinions.
Government
 is the system or group of people governing an organized
community, often a state.
 “Government is the arena of politics, the prize of politics,
and, historically speaking, the residue of past politics”
(Miller 1962, 19)
 FORMS OF
GOVERNMENT
One method of classifying governments is through which people
have the authority to rule. This can either be one person, a select
group of people, or the people as a whole .
Autocracy
a system of government in which supreme power is
concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions
are subject to neither external legal restraints nor
regularized mechanisms of popular control (except
perhaps for the implicit threat of a coup d'état or mass
insurrection).[20]
Aristocracy
From the Greek word aristos "excellent", and kratos "
power“
is a form of government that places power in the
hands of a small, privileged ruling class.
Democracy
is a system of government where the citizens exercise power by
voting.
In a direct democracy, the citizens as a whole form a governing
body and vote directly on each issue.
In a representative democracy the citizens elect representatives
from among themselves. These representatives meet to form a
governing body, such as a legislature.
In a constitutional democracy the powers of the majority are
exercised within the framework of a representative democracy, but
the constitution limits the majority and protects the minority, usually
through the enjoyment by all of certain individual rights, e.g.
freedom of speech, or freedom of association.
Republic
 a form of government in which the country is considered a "public
matter" (Latin: res publica), not the private concern or property of the
rulers, and where offices of states are subsequently directly or
indirectly elected or appointed rather than inherited.
The people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme
control over the government and where offices of state are elected or
chosen by elected people.
Republic is a government where the head of state is not a monarch
Federalism
The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of
government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between
a central governing authority and constituent political units (such as
states or provinces).
Federalism is a system based upon democratic rules and institutions
in which the power to govern is shared between national and
provincial/state governments, creating what is often called a
federation
Political science
a social science which deals with systems of governance,
and the analysis of political activities, political thoughts, and
political behavior.
Three Basic Atittudes Towards Politics
1. EVITCA NOITAPICITRAP
2. NOITCEJER
3. ECNEREFFIDNI
THREE BASIC ATITTUDES
TOWARDS POLITICS:
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
REJECTION
INDIFFERENCE
DOES THE SIZE OF THE
POLITICAL UNIT
MATTER?