Definition of Terms:

Approaches to the Study of Philippine Politics

Realm: a field or domain of activity or interest.

Steering: guide or control the movement

Perpetuation: the continuation or preservation of a situation

Derived: obtain something from (a specified source)

Reign: be the best or most important in a particular area or domain

Penalize: subject to some form of punishment

Empirical: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or

experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Normative: establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm

Communal: shared by all members of a community

Syndicate: a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote

some common interest

Replete: filled or well-supplied with something

Persuasive: good at persuading someone to do or believe something

through reasoning

Circumvention: the action of overcoming a problem or difficulty

Ineffectual: not producing any or the desired effect.

Redundant: not or no longer needed or useful

Substantially: to a great or significant extent.

Constituent: being a part of a whole

Equity: the quality of being fair and impartial

Bureaucracy: a system of government in which most of the important

decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Endeavored: try hard to do or achieve something

Scrutiny: critical observation or examination