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CRITICAL THINKING IN THE QUARTER II WEEK 1-3
21ST CENTURY 12
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COMPETENCY Formulate what can be a viable alternative to HUMSS_MCT12-
undemocratic practices IIa-c-7

LEARNING
Explain the effects of undemocratic practices.
OBJECTIVES

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KNOW The Ill Effects of Undemocratic Practices

What is an undemocratic practice? Proclamation no. 572 (aka coup

d’état) – an exercise of force in politics
 An undemocratic practice is a (eg. Violent overthrow of an existing
doctrine that is against or in government by a small group)
disagreement with democracy. e.g. Trillanes, who is found guilty of
 Democracy is a political system for Coup d’état.
choosing and replacing the
government in which everybody What use does it have?
should participate.  Not all countries follow a
 This means that undemocratic democratic system. There are
practices include other political many societies a big number of
systems such as monarchy, countries who still use an
aristocracy, anarchy, etc. anarchic system.
 Monarchy = Royalty  Monarchy is also somewhat
 Anarchy = No rules for anyone to common as countries such as
follow. England and Spain have decided
 In North Korea, their freedom is to keep using it.
mostly affectedt4
Dahl’s Seven Undemocratic Elements
These are practices that affect society and
government in a lot of ways some good, 1. Slavery
but mostly harmful. This includes: 2. Voting Rights
 Corruption 3. Electoral College
 Martial law; and 4. Representation in the Senate
 Any other laws that restricts our 5. Election of Senators
freedom 6. Judicial Power
7. Limitations of Congressional
Laws that relates to Undemocratic Power
Principles

Proclamation no. 1081 (aka Martial Law)

– makes it such so that the President have
absolute control over the country by
making the military enforce the decisions
on the citizens.
e.g Ferdinand Marcos during his
Presidential years

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REMEMBER The Ill Effects of Undemocratic Practices

 Undemocratic practices may not  That means only you have the
always be the best option for a number power to decide which political
of people, but they work fine in most system works best for you.
places where they are followed.
 Democratic ones are hard and take a Laws that relates to Undemocratic
long period of time in preparation in Principles
voting and choosing. Besides, who  Proclamation no. 1081 (aka
chooses how long a president stays in Martial Law)
the power? The people.  Proclamation no. 572 (aka coup
d’état)

TRY DIRECTIONS: Read and analyse the given scenario in each item
and shade the corresponding circle of the correct answer.

1. What could be the effect of undemocratic O D. To prevent undemocratic practices,

practices in Covid-19 pandemic?
O A. Things will never be the same and it
will just worsen the undemocratic practices.
O B. Undemocratic practices will going to
affect the overall welfare of the people as
proper and objective based decisions
should be undertaken especially during this
pandemic crisis.
O C. The Covid-19 pandemic will unfold at
a time when democracy is decline.
O D. It will just worsen the crisis of
democracy.
2. Can we consider practicing undemocratic
activities in a democratic country a violation
to human rights?
O A. Yes, if it is forcibly evicting people
from their homes.
O B. No, because living in a democratic
country nothing really matters.
O C. It depends, it can either violate or not
the human rights, depending on the case or
situation.
O D. Maybe, it depends on the violated
rights.
3. In what way can undemocratic practices be
prevented?
O A. To prevent undemocratic practices,
know your rights as a person because
knowledge is the ultimate power.
O B. To prevent undemocratic practices,
follow your nation’s rules.
O C. To prevent undemocratic practices,
advocate the principles of democracy or
social equality.
just let the government control you.
4. In a democracy, which of the following
citizen actions would be considered
inappropriate?
O A. Establishing a new political party
with the intention of removing the
government in power.
O B. Organizing a demonstration in front
of government buildings to protest
government actions.
O C. Writing a letter to the editor to
expose the dangers of cooperating with
the government.
O D. Preventing a government member
from attending a vote on a controversial
issue.
5. What would happen to a democratic
state or nation if the rights of people to
freedom of speech or expression will be
removed?
O A. The people will feel less confident in
what they say.
O B. The citizen will feel depressed.
O C. Voices of sentiments of the citizens
will not be heard anymore.
O D. The nation will not be considered
democratic if it will remove the rights of
people to freedom of speech or
expression without enough basis and
legal processes taken anchored to the
1987 constitution.

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Key Answers:
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. D

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