LEARNER’S PACKET NO.

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QUARTER 2

Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century

Name: _____________________________________________ Grade Level: 11/12

Week/Date: _________________________

I.
MELC: Identify democratic practices. HUMSS_MCT12-IIa-c-1; Explain the
importance of participation in democracy. HUMSS_MCT12-IIa-c-4; and
Differentiate participatory from representative democracy.
HUMSS_MCT12-IIa-c-5.

II.
The logic behind democratic intervention is clear enough: democracies
rarely if ever go to war with each other. Stable democracies also experience
few civil wars. If a civil war occurs nonetheless in a stable democracy, as a
general rule the conflict will be less bloody than in an authoritarian country.
Genocide and politicide are also rare in democracies. An increase in the
number of stable democracies, the argument runs, will contribute to lower
levels of violence in both domestic and external conflicts.

DEMOCRACY

 The word ”democracy” comes from the Greek word demos, which

means “common people” and Kratos, which means strength. The term
“democracy” first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical
thought in the city-state of Athens during the classical antiquity. It was found
in 508–507 BC by the Athenians and it was led by Cleisthenes. Cleisthenes is
also known as the” the father of Athenian democracy”.
 A system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect
representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a
parliament. It is also known as ”rule of the majority”. The power can’t be
inherited in democracy. 
 People elect their leaders. Representatives stand in an election and the
citizens vote for their representative. 
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DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE
 A set of principles and practices that guide how people interact and work
together every day to improve their community and to create a more just
society.

FORMS OF DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES

A. Suffrage or the right to vote.  in representative government, the right
to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed
legislation.
B. Public assembly and consultation. “The Public Assembly Act of 1985,”
makes sure that the people’s exercise their right to a peaceful assembly.
Citizens have a set of rights and responsibilities, including the right to
participate in decisions that affect public welfare. This act stipulates that
rallies, demonstrations, marches, public meetings, processions, or parades
(collectively referred to as public assembly) can be held in public places to
express opinion, to protest against, or to air grievances on certain issues.
C. Majority rule and minority rights. It is the making of binding decisions by a
vote of more than one-half of all persons who participate in an election.
D. Conduct of plebiscite to amend a constitutional provision. The
Constitution embodies the fundamental laws of the land from which all other
laws should be in accord with. The change in a provision of the constitution,
such as increasing the number of years of term of office of the president,
cannot be carried without the approval of the people or general constituencies
in a process called plebiscite. A plebiscite is an electoral process for
approving or rejecting a change or amendment in the Constitution. It is in the
process of direct vote-say yes or no; accept or reject.

Democratic participation is the involvement or engagement with something which

is freely done, without coercion, and without threat or fear.

IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATION IN DEMOCRACY:

1. Promotes freedom where citizen enjoy human rights, allows people to engage
the business and innovations;
2. Becomes competent, firm, and stable when the state is ruled with leaders who
have dedication and transparency;
3. Provides political education to the people telling them of the state affairs; and
4. Upholds change since the citizens have the opportunity to participate in the
involvement in the government;
5. Democracy provides equality and admission to opportunities for all its citizen
in the government;
6. Checks and balances the government to prevent possible abuse of political
power from the officials;
7. Allows citizens to influence and suggest policies and laws through plebiscite
in selecting delegates or representatives.; and
8. Allows the popular majority to oust a representative or a politician who hold
too much power and abuses it.

POPULAR FORMS OF DEMOCRACIES:

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 A. Representative Democracy (also called indirect democracy) is observed to
be more popularly exercised. It is a political system where the qualified
citizens exercise their political power through representatives. The sovereign
power remains on the citizens but its exercise is delegated to the
representatives they elect.
B. Participatory democracy which also encourages a more active and wider
involvement of citizens. While representative democracy motivates individual
citizens to contribute to policy making, participatory democracy offers more
opportunities for members of the population to contribute to decision-making
through popular assemblies. It has variants. In a direct democracy, all eligible
citizens and qualified voters directly or personally involve themselves in
making political decisions.

SUMMARY:

The democratic ideal in and of itself seeks to guarantee equality and basic
freedoms; to empower ordinary people; to resolve disagreements through peaceful
dialogue; to respect difference; and to bring about political and social renewal
without convulsions. The principle of ‘popular rule’, or rule by popularly elected
representatives, is at the heart of this ideal, but it also has different and overlapping
meanings for different people within and between nations and regions. Broadly, for
people around the world it means popular control over elected rulers, equal rights
and liberties, political freedom and freedom from want, the rule of law, justice and
security, but with differing emphases.

III.

ACTVITY NO. 1. WORLD MAP.

Directions: When you hear the word democracy, what comes into your mind?
Write at least four words that you may associate with the word DEMOCRACY
on your answer sheet.

DEMOCRACY

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 ACTVITY NO. 2. PICTURE ANALYSIS.
Directions: Look and analyze the pictures below and answer the following
questions. Write the answers on your answer sheet.

https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-binding-hand-image5063618 https://nccred.org/2020/please-join-us-for-an-importantwebinar-
on-june-23/cropped-image-of-african-american-prisoner-in-
handcuffs-behind-prison-bars/

1. What is being shown in the pictures above?

2. Give a word that is opposite to what is depicted in the picture.
3. Is freedom an essential element of democracy? Support your answer.
4. “I can do anything that I want” is the true essence of democracy. Do you
agree with this? Support your answer.
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ACTIVITY NO. 3. VENN DIAGRAM.

Directions: Based on the discussion, differentiate representative democracy and
participatory democracy using a VENN Diagram as shown below. Write the answers
on your answer sheet.

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 ASSESSMENT

DIRECTION. Choose the best answer on the following questions/statements below.

Write the answers on your answer sheet.

_____ 1. Rina is 18 years old. This coming election, she will already be eligible to
cast her votes. What democratic practice is she going to enjoy?
A. Public assembly and consultation C. Plebiscite
B. Majority rule D. Suffrage
_____ 2. One of the most popular demonstrations of this practice was the EDSA
People Power of 1986.
A. Democratic practice
B. Participatory democracy
C. Representative democracy
D. Importance of participation in democracy
______ 3. The sovereign power remains on the citizens but its exercise is delegated
to the representatives they elect.
A. Democratic practice
B. Participatory democracy
C. Representative democracy
D. Importance of participation in democracy
______ 4. Allows people to engage in business and innovations.
A. Democratic practice
B. Participatory democracy
C. Representative democracy
D. Importance of participation in democracy
______ 5. It is an electoral process for approving or rejecting a change or
amendment in the Constitution.
A. Public assembly and consultation C. Plebiscite
B. Majority rule D. Suffrage
TRUE or FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct; FALSE if it’s
erroneous.
______ 6. Democracy provides equality and admission to opportunities for selected
citizen in the government.
______ 7. Being allowed to participate and contribute ideas in any ways is an
example of an undemocratic practice.
______ 8. In a democratic country, problems in the society will be easily solved if
there would be no manipulation and abuses by an individual or group.
______ 9. Participatory democracy is quite similar with representative democracy
which also encourages a more active and wider involvement of citizens.
______ 10. Choosing who or what we want to become is a democratic practice.

I.

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 VENN DIAGRAM RUBRIC
CRITERIA SCORE POINTS DESCRIPTION

73-80 Excellent: Main concept easily identified; sub concepts branch appropriately
from main idea. Reflects essential information such as logically arranged,
  concepts succinctly presented and no misspellings or grammatical errors.

25-32 Very Satisfactory: Main concept easily identified; most sub concepts branch
from main idea. Reflects most of the essential information such as generally
CONTENT logically arranged, concepts presented without too many excess words and
80 points fewer than three misspellings or grammatical errors.

17-24 Satisfactory: Main concept is quite identified; sub concepts don’t consistently
branch from main idea. Contains related information but logically unarranged and
contains numerous spelling and grammatical errors.

0-16 Fair: Main concept is not clearly identified; sub concepts don’t consistently
branch from main idea. Contains extraneous, not logically arranged and
contains numerous spelling and grammatical errors.

16-20 Excellent: Clean design with high visual appeal, four or fewer symbol shapes,
fits page without a lot of scrolling and color is used effectively for emphasis.

11-15 Very Satisfactory: Design is fairly clean, with a few exceptions. Diagram has visual
appeal with four or fewer symbol shapes, fits page well and uses color effectively
DESIGN most of time.
20 points
6-10 Satisfactory: Cluttered design with satisfactory aesthetic in visual appeal.
Choice of colors has lacks of visual appeal and impedes comprehension.

1-5 Fair: Design is in low visual appeal and information is unrelated to each other.

TOTAL

II.
ACTIVITY NO. 1. WORLD MAP. POST-TEST
The answer may vary. 1. D 6. FALSE
ACTIVITY NO. 2. PICTURE ANALYSIS 2. B 7. FALSE
The answer may vary.
ACTIVITY NO. 3. VENN DIAGRAM 3. C 8. TRUE
The answers may vary. 4. D 9. TRUE
5. C 10. TRUE

III.

Andaya, Janice A. (2020). Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st
Century: Democratic Interventions. Department of Education ADM.
Gleditsch, N.P. (2016, November 15). Democratic Intervention?
https://blogs.prio.org/2016/11/democratic-intervention/

Prepared by:

RALPH C. NAVELINO
SDO Camarines Sur

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