L3 THE STATE AND DEVT: THE ISSUE OF PARTICIPATIVE DEMOCRACY

• At what point in history can we trace back the present day Philippine state? back to American rule
• What are the four structures that preserve the state? church media school military
• What structure that fulfills the coercive function of the state in the event when there is a physical threat to its existence? military
• What is the popular characterization of Philippine politics? acquisition of power and resources
• What are the four important mechanisms of a democratic state? legitimate representation check and balance accountability of public officials preservation of man's basic rights
• What are the 3 G's in a participative, mass-based and nationalist development oriented politics? guts goals grassroots
• Essay: Why is it that the Philippine educational system is being regarded colonial? It is colonial because it has adopted a program to continuously serve the foreign-dominated economy.
• Essay: What is the primary reason why the military is regarded as being politicized? The primary reason is that it has involved itself in partisan politics
• At the bottom line, what does PARTICIPATION suggest? It suggests that the people are empowered to be the agents of their own future and destiny.