PHILIPPINE

POLITICS AND
GOVERNANCE
Mr. JOHN RAVEN MESINAS
Teacher
Most Essential Learning Competency

➢ Explain the concept, relationship ,and

importance of politics, governance, and
government.
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POLITICS IN GENERAL
– Politics in General: The word
“politics” comes from the Greek
word “polis” which means “city-
state.” In the ancient world, city-
states are small countries regarded
as centers of culture and
civilization where people interact
under a unified government.
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POLITICS IN GENERAL
–The word comes from the
same Greek word from
which the title of Aristotle's
book Politics (Politika) also
derives; politika means
"affairs of the cities”.
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POLITICS IN GENERAL
• Set of activities that are
associated with decision
making in groups.
• Power relations between
individual.
• Distribution of resources or
status.
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POLITICS IN GENERAL
• Politics is the exercise of
power, the science of
government, the making of
collective decisions, the
allocation of scarce resources,
and the practice of
management and leadership.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICS
1. Politics always involves the
making of collective
decisions for group of people.
2. Those decisions are made by
some members of the group
exercising power over other
members of the group.
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POLITICS IN GENERAL
According to Aristotle, the Father
of Political Science, this collective
life necessitates a political
mechanism of rules, regulations,
and leadership. An organized
society needs some system to
make and enforce rules for orderly
behavior in society.
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POLITICS IN GENERAL
– Politics is a term
encompassing the totality of
human activities transpiring
within the city-state. Politics
denotes a social activity.
Aristotle said, “Man is by
nature a political animal”.
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENT
Government is a group of people who
rule or run the administration of a
country. It may be said that a government
is the body of representatives that governs
and controls the state at a given time.
Government is the medium through
which the power of the state is employed.
The government may be labelled as good
or bad according to their ways of working
for the good of the people.
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BUREAUCRACY
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENT
Governance is the act of governing
or ruling. It is the set of rules and
laws framed by the government that
are to be implemented through the
representatives of the state. Simply
put, governance is what governments
do. The main purpose of governance
is to assure good results following a
set pattern of rules.
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENT
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENT
Government Governance
✓ clearly defines participants linked to ✓ mixes state and non-state participants
the state (including e.g. NGOs)
✓ formal institutions and procedures ✓ evolving and on-going processes
✓ simple and intuitive representation of ✓ power is dispersed or opaque
citizens through election
✓ domination through rules or forces may ✓ acceptance of and support for decisions
be required to ensure universal by all players arises out of wide
acceptance of a decision participation in earlier debate
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IMPORTANCE OF POLITICS
1.Politics is the art and science of governance.
It is the art and science of activities related
to governing nations, groups, or
organizations and impacts everyone.
2.Politics shapes governance when the ideal
becomes a focused law of governance to
bind the people. It is the application of
human ideals into a lived reality, which is
complicated.
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IMPORTANCE OF POLITICS
3. Being aware of politics and
understanding the role of politics in
everyday life are important to
developing personal character, valuing
important issues, and participating in the
true examination of deeply held personal
ideals, values, and how fair those ideals
are in the governance of all others.
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IMPORTANCE OF POLITICS
4. Politics is an arena of power. Politics is
the arena in which power can be won or
lost, leveraged or squandered, either
toward illuminated ends or corruptive
impulses and indifference. Politicians can
advance themselves by understanding and
navigating relations between people and
their actions influence the distribution of
social goods among people.
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VALUES OF POLITICS
1. Politics helps you to know your rights.
2. Politics clarifies what you yourself
believe.
3. Politics is a living, breathing subject.
4. Politics helps you to understand our
nation’s parties.
5. Politics prepares you for adult life.
See you again!