Politics/ sem1/ lesson 1.0

• DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012
• MELC


  Explain the concept, relationship and importance of politics, governance, and government
• Learning Competency


  • Articulate definitions of politics
  • Differentiate the various views on politics
  • Explore the connection between the phenomena (politics) and the method of inquiry (political science)
  • Recognize the value of politics
  • Differentiate governance and government
• Plato is the "Father of political science"
• Political Science is a social science discipline that studies the state and the government
• Philosophical tradition is also known as empirical tradition
• "Man, by nature, is a political animal", this saying came from Aristotle
• The concept of "democracy" was founded by the Spaniards
• Plato


  Father of rationalism and political philosophy (political idealism)
• Idealism


  Dealing with things as they should be
• Political Philosophy


  The philosophy of politics from a metaphysic and reason-based perspective
• Aristotle


  Father of empiricism and political science (political realism)
• Realism


  Dealing with things as they are
• Political Science


  The science of politics, based on empirical evidence
• Central concepts in politics (according to Plato and Aristotle)

  • Concept of justice
  • Concept of power
  • Concept on the right types of constitutions and governments
  • Concepts on political structures
  • Concept on the right and virtuous leadership
• Politics


  • The way in which we understand and order our social affairs, and acquire greater control over the situation
  • The strategy for maintaining cooperation among people with different needs and ideals in life, or for resolving the conflict within the group, whether this is a family, a tribe, a village or a nation-state
• Political Science


  • A social science discipline that studies the state and the government
  • A systematized body of knowledge based on facts which deals with experimentation and observation
• Elements of Political Science as a science

  • Body of knowledge
  • Based on facts
  • Deals with experiments
  • Observation
• Politics


  • The actual process of how humans interact in groups
  • Constitutes man's activities in the real world
  • The practices of elective and non-elective political systems
  • The process by which people try to influence the government
  • The process by which the government decides which policies will be enacted
  • The practice of state and government
  • Deals with issues, problems, and activities taking place in society
  • The day-to-day actual activities of the government
  • Relative (varying)
• Political Science


  • The scientific study of politics
  • Focuses on the theory and practice of government
  • A theory of state and government
  • Seeks to study the origin, nature and functions of the state, government and its all organs
  • Universal
  • Studied by few
• Importance of Politics


  • Helps you to know your rights
  • Clarifies what you yourself believe
  • Is a living, breathing subject
  • Helps you to understand our nation's parties
  • Prepares you for adult life
• Major Schools of Thought in Political Science (Heywood 2013)


  • Philosophical tradition (political philosophy)
  • Empirical tradition
  • Scientific tradition
• Philosophical tradition


  The traditional approach to politics, where the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle asked what "should" or "ought" instead of what "is"
• Empirical tradition


  Political scientists who advocate this approach believe that any account of political reality must be impartial and should thus be tested through observation
• Scientific tradition


  Promotes objective and quantifiable ways of studying politics, further pushed by the rise of behavioralism
• Elements of the State

  • People
  • Territory
  • Government
  • Sovereignty
  • Recognition
• The state, while is considered as something abstract, enjoys permanence, is not confined to a particular space, and is not embodied in any person or collection of persons
• Politics


  • The way human beings are governed, which involves order, power, and justice
  • Not just an abstract study, but involves the government's day-to-day performance
  • Affects the lives and well-being of private citizens
  • An issue becomes political when the government must render a decision, which must always be for the common good of the community
• Politics in the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic
• Branches of Government in the Philippines

  • Legislative branch (the law-making body)
  • Executive branch (the law-enforcing body)
  • Judicial branch (the law-interpreting body)
• Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the president
• Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber Congress — the Senate (the upper chamber) and the House of Representatives (the lower chamber)
• Judicial power is vested in one Supreme Court and such Lower Courts as may be established by Law
• Create a slogan in a SHORT BOND PAPER that will establish how politics can be applied in our daily life
• Rubric for the Slogan Making

  • Relevance to the topic (40 pts)
  • Creativity (35 pts)
  • Neatness (25 pts)
• the state can make laws, raise taxes, regulate economic activity, maintain law and order, defend itself against external threats, and protect citizens from harm.
• Empirical research involves gathering data through observation or experimentation to test theories.
• Political science is the scientific study of politics, which includes both theory and empirical research.
• the state has monopoly over the use of force within its territory
• Theories are explanations that attempt to explain political phenomena