NATIONAL UNIVERSITY MOA

POLITICAL &
GOVERNANCE
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BEJADO, PONCIANO JUDE III G. │ DEN237 │ MR. BACOLOD

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 POLITICAL &
GOVERNANCE
activity # 2
BEJADO, PONCIANO JUDE III G. │ DEN237 │ MR. BACOLOD

Directions: Based on your understanding define the following

terminologies:

GOVERNMENT

a system or organization that is in responsible for establishing and

maintaining laws, rules, and policies within a certain geographic region
or jurisdiction. Governments are set up to administer the business of
the community they rule, uphold the law, deliver public services,
safeguard the rights and welfare of its population, and preserve order.

STATE

It is an explicitly defined region with its own legal system, regulations,

and power to manage its own affairs. governments can be members of
international organizations like the United Nations and are normally
acknowledged by other governments.

COMMUNITY

It is a variety or group of people who come together because of shared

traits, interests, or geographies and interact in ways that foster a sense
of connectivity, traits, and attitude. Communities significantly influence
how social ties are formed and how people cooperate with one another.

POWER

The potential of a person or group of people to affect the attitudes,

behaviors, and opinions of people across an entire nation. This
authority may have been legitimately granted to a body by the citizens
of a state with control over society.
 POLITICAL &
GOVERNANCE
activity # 2
BEJADO, PONCIANO JUDE III G. │ DEN237 │ MR. BACOLOD

Directions: Based on your understanding define the following

terminologies:

DEMOCRACY

a system of government where the people themselves have the power in

decision-making. Citizens often have the right to engage in the
decision-making process under democratic systems by casting ballots
in elections, participating in political debates, and influencing
government policies and actions.

DICTATORSHIP

a system of government in which the state and its people are mostly
under the control of a single person or a group of people who hold the
majority of the power. In a dictatorship, the ruler or rulers often
exercise unlimited and unchecked power, frequently without the
approval or substantive involvement of the governed populace.

AUTHORITARIAN

is a system of government that is distinguished by a powerful governing

body, restrained personal freedoms, and political pluralism. A single
leader or a small group of people have significant power over the state,
its institutions, and the lives of its citizens in authoritarian
governments.

FEDERAL SYSTEM

a nation is divided into a number of semi-autonomous political entities,

such as states or provinces, each with its own government and certain
powers, is known as federalism. Each level of government normally has
its own area of responsibility, which is a feature of federal systems that
divide powers and responsibilities between them.
 POLITICAL &
GOVERNANCE
activity # 2
BEJADO, PONCIANO JUDE III G. │ DEN237 │ MR. BACOLOD

Directions: Based on your understanding define the following

terminologies:

MONARCHY

The head of state is often a single person who maintains absolute power
and reigns for life or until abdication. This person is referred to as a
monarch. The role of the king is typically inherited in monarchies,
which means it is passed down within a particular family or dynasty,
frequently through a line of succession.

OLIGARCHY

a tiny, privileged, and frequently powerful group of people or families

hold the majority of the power and authority. This elite group has
enormous power over political, economic, and social matters under an
oligarchic society, frequently to the disadvantage of the general
population.
 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY MOA

POLITICAL &
GOVERNANCE
activity # 2
BEJADO, PONCIANO JUDE III G. │ DEN237 │ MR. BACOLOD