Political Science

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTIONPOLITICAL SCIENCEBranch of social sciences that deals with the systematic study of the government and the statePOLITICSPolis (greek)- cityLawsGovernmentManagement/administrationSovereigntyConstitutionPower

SCOPES OF POLITICAL SCIENCEPOLITICAL THEORYHow political science began/ history

PUBLIC LAWThe (a) organizations of governments, (b) the limitations upon government authority, (c) the powers and duties ofgovernmental offices and officers, and (d) the obligations of one state to another are handled in the study ofpublic lawPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONmethods and techniques used in the actual management of state affairs by executive, legislative, and judicial branches of governmentPOLITICAL SCIENCE VS OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCESHISTORYPast events/ analysisPolitics is present history

GEOGRAPHYPhysical features of a placeTerritorial jurisdiction

ECONOMICSProduction, distribution, conservation and consumption of wealthWealth is important part of governance

Theory of Economic Determinisma theory thateconomicrelationships are the foundation on which all other social and political arrangements are builtSOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGYStudy of society as a wholeState is run by people

PSYCHOLOGYStudy of human behaviorWe behave in every political issue

PHILOSOPHYEthics-morally uprightMorality- forming of constitutions and laws

JURISPRUDENCEBranch of public law that deals with the analysis of existing legal systems, precedents of court used for future reference

STATISTICS AND LOGICMakes use of surveysA political scientist must see the surveys in gathering and evaluating data and drawing conclusions

IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING THE PHILIPPINE CONTITUTIONSTATECommunity of persons, more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a governance of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience and enjoying freedom from external control

ELEMENTS OF STATEPeopleMass population living within the state Without people, there can be no functionaries to govern and no subjects to be governed

PeoplePopulation Characteristics of the peopleNationalism of the peopleHomogenous and heterogenous

TerritoryFixed portionTerrestrial- landFluvial- waterMaritime- seaAerial- air

Increase and decrease of Territorial boundariesDiscovery and occupation of new landsconquestAccretion- natural and artificial causesCession- by gift, exchange or purchasePrescription- Acquisitive and Extinctive

Territorial Richness and Greatness of the StateGeographyResources and Climate

GovernmentAgency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried outYou can see a state through a government

GovernmentSTATEGOVERNMENTTerritorial area or the entire community of the peoplePermanent and continuing entity

Ruling body of the statePolitical machinery by which the state exercises jurisdiction and control over its peopleTemporary and changeableItaly- constitutional monarchy- Dictatorship- Democratic RepublicSovereigntyThe supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience to its will from peopleFreedom from external controlInternal and external manifestation

Characteristics of SovereigntyPerpetuity- perpetual and lastingComprehensiveness- all embracingExclusiveness- people in democracy - rulers in monarchy or dictatorshipAbsolutism- belongs to the StateCharacteristics of SovereigntyInalienability- non-transferableUnity- stands aloneORIGIN OF STATEDivine Right TheoryState is of divine creation and the ruler is ordained by God to govern the people

Necessity or Force TheoryStates are created through force by some great warriors who imposed their will upon the weak

Paternalistic TheoryAttributes the origin of state to the enlargement of the family which remained under the authority of the father or the mother

Social Contract TheoryAsserts that the early states must have been formed by deliberate and voluntary compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their common good

GovernmentSTATENATIONPolitical concept-PTGSGroup of people in its legal and political conceptAll states are nations

Group of people occupying definite portion of territory and having a common language and literature, customs and traditions, etc.Racial and Traditional conceptNot all nations are statesFORMS OF GOVERNMENT