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NAME: JAYCEELINE B. PADILLA

YEAR AND SECTION: BSED II-A

COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

MODULE 3
Activity:
I.            Essay:
US
1. Compare and contrast what is a direct democracy versus representative democracy.

 Direct democracy is a type of democracy in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands
of the people rather than being exercised through their representatives while a representative
democracy is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a
group of people. Both, in direct and representative democracy, citizens have to express their
opinion/vote. Therefore, a voting system has to be used.

2. In your own opinion, which of the three branches of the Federal Government has the most
power? Defend your answer.

 The Legislative Branch is the most powerful branch of the United States government not only
because of the powers given to them by the Constitution, but also the implied powers that
Congress has. There is also Congress's ability to triumph over the Checks and balances that limits
their power.

NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA

I. Illustrate the differences and similarities of the forms of government of North Korea and
South Korea by using H-diagram.
NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA

EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE

The Cabinet is the Commander-in-Chief of the

administrative and executive armed forces, appoints Prime
body of the highest organ of Minister and Supreme Court
the state power and a general judges, and is in charge of
state management organ. executory tasks of the
  government.

LEGISLATIVE
SIMILARITIES
LEGISLATIVE
The Supreme People’s
Both nations claim the entire Approves nomination by the
Assembly always passes all
Korean peninsula and President, can impeach the
proposals by the government
outlying islands. And they
into law during its sessions President, in charge of
both gain their independence
with almost no debate or creating legislature.
the same time.
modification.

JUDICIARY JUDICIARY
The Judicial does not The Supreme Court is
practice judicial review. The independent of the
security forces so often government and is highest
interfere with the actions of
court in the land. The
the judiciary that the
conclusion of most cases is constitutional court interprets
foregone. Experts outside the constitution.
North kore and numerous
defectors confirm this to be a
widespread problem.
ESSAY.
1. Why did Korea split into two? Explain.

 North and South Korea have been divided for more than 70 years, ever since the Korean
Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the escalating Cold War between two rival
superpowers: the Soviet Union and the United States. The Soviet Army and its proxies set up a
communist regime in the area north of latitude 38˚ N, or the 38th parallel. South of that line, a
military government was formed, supported directly by the United States. While the Soviet
policies were widely popular with the bulk of the North’s laborer and peasant population, most
middle-class Koreans fled south of the 38th parallel, where the majority of the Korean population
resides today. Meanwhile, the U.S.-supported regime in the South clearly favored anti-
communist, rightist elements. the United States called for a United Nation-sponsored vote for all
Koreans to determine the future of the peninsula. After the North refused to participate, the South
formed its own government in Seoul, led by the strongly anti-communist Syngman Rhee. The
North responded in kind, installing the former communist guerrilla Kim Il Sung as the first
premier of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the capital of Pyongyang.
The Korean War (1950-53), which killed at least 2.5 million people, did little to resolve the
question of which regime represented the “true” Korea. It did, however, firmly establish the
United States as the permanent bête noire of North Korea, as the U.S. military bombed villages,
towns and cities across the northern half of the peninsula. The armistice that ended that conflict in
1953 left the peninsula divided much as before, with a demilitarized zone (DMZ) running roughly
along the 38th parallel. different paths the two nations have taken, and the continuing divide
between them.

2. Is South Korea a poor or rich country? Explain.

 The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy dominated by family-owned
conglomerates called chaebols. It is the 4th largest GDP in Asia and the 10th largest in the world.
GDP $1.80 trillion (nominal, 2021 est.) $2.2 trillion (PPP, 2021 est.) So, I must say that South
Korea is a rich country.

3. What kind of government does North Korea have?

 The constitution defines North Korea as "a dictatorship of people's democracy" under the
leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), which is given legal supremacy over other
political parties.