POLITICAL SCIENCE

PRESENTED BY:
ABEL MEDINA
LESTER ADRIAN DIMAANDAL
CHRISTIAN DAVE NOLLORA
MICHELLE CALINOG
JOYCE HERNANDEZ
 WHAT IS POLITICAL SCIENCE?

• Political Science is the systematic study of politics.

• The study of political science focuses primanly on the

state and its institutions.
DEFINITION OF
POLITICS
• Derived from the Greek word politikos
which means "of, for, or relating to citizens,
or in Aristotelian terms, affairs of the cities."
THE FIELDS OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
COMPARA

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

PUBLIC LAW
 COMPARATIVE
POLITICS
• It studies the differences and similarities of the
political systems of the world in an empirical manner.
It is not focused on analyzing countries but is more of
a method of analysis.
 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
• It is the root from which Political Science sprouted from. The most
notable concepts in Political Philosophy include justice, law, rights and
government. Political Philosophy as a field of study covers theories from
the ancient past to postmodern thoughts on politics.
 PUBLIC LAW
• Public Law is a field in Political Science
which focuses on the legal concerns
between the state and the people such
as constitutional law and administrative
law.
PURPOSE OF
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
• Conceived to ensure transparency in governance.

• Provides conceptual tools for understanding power dynamics and politics.

• Guides leaders in effective governance and decision-making.

QUIZ TIME!
1. WHAT IS POLITICAL SCIENCE
PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH?

A. ANALYZING ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

B. EXPLORING CULTURAL
ANTHROPOLOGY
C. STUDYING POLITICAL POWER
RELATIONS
D. INVESTIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES
2. WHERE DOES THE TERM "POLITICS"
ORIGINATE FROM?
A) LATIN
B) FRENCH
C) GREEK
D) SANSKRIT
3. WHAT DOES COMPARATIVE POLITICS
FOCUS ON?

A) ANALYZING INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES

B) EXPLORING PHILOSOPHICAL
CONCEPTS
C) STUDYING THE SIMILARITIES AND
DIFFERENCES OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
D) INVESTIGATING INTERNATIONAL
CONFLICTS
4. WHICH FIELD OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
DEALS WITH JUSTICE, LAW, RIGHTS, AND
GOVERNMENT?

A) COMPARATIVE POLITICS
B) PUBLIC LAW
C) POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
D) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
5. WHAT DOES PUBLIC LAW MAINLY FOCUS
ON?

A) LEGAL CONCERNS BETWEEN

INDIVIDUALS
B) ECONOMIC POLICIES
C) LEGAL CONCERNS BETWEEN THE STATE
AND THE PEOPLE
D) INTERNATIONAL LAW
6. WHY WAS THE DISCIPLINE OF
POLITICAL SCIENCE CONCEIVED?

A) TO STUDY ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

B) TO UNDERSTAND THE HUMAN
PSYCHE
C) TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY IN
GOVERNANCE
D) TO EXPLORE OUTER SPACE
7. WHAT DOES POLITICAL SCIENCE
PROVIDE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR
UNDERSTANDING?

A) ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
B) INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
C) THE INTERPLAY OF POWER AND
POLITICS
D) ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A
FOCUS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE?

A) STUDYING POLITICAL POWER

RELATIONS
B)UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS OF
GOVERNMENT
C) ANALYZING CULTURAL TRADITIONS
D) EXPLORING INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
9. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY?

A) ANALYZING ECONOMIC POLICIES

B) EXPLORING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
C) UNDERSTANDING PRINCIPLES OF
GOVERNMENT
D) INVESTIGATING SCIENTIFIC
ADVANCEMENTS
10. WHAT REMAINS RELEVANT ABOUT
POLITICAL SCIENCE TODAY?

A) ITS FOCUS ON ANCIENT

CIVILIZATIONS
B) ITS CONTRIBUTION TO ARTISTIC
EXPRESSION
C) ITS CONCEPTUAL TOOLS IN
UNDERSTANDING POWER AND POLITICS
D) ITS EXPLORATION OF OUTER SPACE
THANK YOU