IDEOLOGIES AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

3.1. How do we acquire political beliefs?

3.2. How people will be affected by these beliefs?

(15 minutes)

From the four (4) groups, conduct the activity entitled “Mix and Match”. The teacher will provide
phrases based from the definitions of the following and the students will try to post where these
definitions belong.

A. IDEOLOGY

a : a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture

b : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture

c : the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a socio-political program

d : is a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides the basis for organized political action, whether
this is intended to preserve, modify or overthrow the existing system of power.

B. Political Ideologies

• is a set of related beliefs about political theory and policy held by an individual, group of
individuals or a particular social class

• political ideologies form the basis of how they view the world around them and the proper role
of government in the world.

• (a)offer an account of the existing order, usually in the form of a ‘world-view’, (b) advance a
model of a desired future, a vision of the ‘good society’, and (c) explain how political change can and
should be brought about- how to get from A to B. (Heywood 2003, 12)

(10 minutes)

Discuss through a power point presentation the different characteristics of ideologies.

• Ideologies provide an explanation for problems that confronts modern societies by providing
futuristic visions.

• Ideology is action-oriented.

• Ideologies mobilize a large number of people.

Fill in the blanks:

1. ______________ is a political philosophy that tends to support the status quo and advocates
change only in moderation.

2. ______________ is an economic, social, and political system seeking government ownership of

the means production and services directed by a process of scientific administration and universal
assent.

3. ___________ is derived from the italian word fasces which means a bundle of rods with an axe
blade protruding that signified the authority of magistrates in imperial Rome.

4. _____________ is derived from the latin word femina meaning women or female.

5. _____________ is an economic and political doctrine advocating governmental ownership and

direction of production and services.

Review Activity: ACROSTIC: Let the students give characteristics of ideology based from the letters of the
word I-D-E-O-L-O-G-Y.

Example:

I- initiates improvements and projects

D- evelops projects

E- evolution of

O- ffer solutions

L- ead people

O- rganize programs

G- eared towards unity

Y- outh working together

Answer the following:

1. It is a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture?

Ideology

2. Set of related beliefs about political theory and policy

Political ideology
3. In your own understanding what is the importance of political ideology?

(10 minutes)
Activity: Pick-tell:
Jumbled pictures will be available at the teacher’s table and each group will
select a representative to pick one and give them time to collaborate their
ideas in relation to ideologies and political ideologies.
Example:

1. Anarchism

2. Fascism

3. Socialism

4. Liberalism

5. Conservatism
(5 minutes)
Activity: 4 pics-1 word:
Pictures that represent the different political ideologies:
Example:

1.

2.

3.
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5.

(5 minutes)
Jumble Words

Rearrange the words to find the correct answers to the questions below:

1. LIERALISMB
2. FMEMINIS
3. MMUCONISM
4. CISOALISM
5. ENNTVIROANMELISM

Write a short biography to share with the class that addresses this guiding question:

1. Why is this individual a great leader?

2. How is his/her political belief linked to the Philippine politics?

Rodrigo Duterte
 Benigno Aquino III

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Answer the following:

1. Sees the state as the neutral arbiter – liberalism

2. Has contrasting views of the state – socialism

3. Rejects the state outright – anarchism

5. Sees the state as the supreme ethical ideal – fascism

Group Dynamics: Interview

Interview a politician in your community regarding their advocacy and belief. Based on his/her advocacy
and belief, identify the kind of ideology that he/she believes in.

Think about it! PAPERWORKS

“Ideologies gives us the picture of the existing reality, answering “what is wrong, what went wrong and
why”