1. Define politics.

 Politics is an activity that involves the interaction of people, whose relationship is

characterized by conflict and cooperation, and who come together to solve such
disagreements through binding solutions. However, politics is no utopian solution. There
are disagreements that remain as such.
2. Identify the various views on politics
 Art of government, Public affairs, compromise and consensus, power and the
distribution of resources
3. Who is the father of politics?
 Aristotle
4. Why do individuals have an inherent inclination toward politics?
 The inclination and interest of people toward anything political is based on the fact that
individuals are inherently social. Unlike other species, humans rely on social interactions
to survive. Politics is born out of these social interactions.
5. When does a particular form of social interaction become political?
 Any form of social interaction that involves the art of government, public affairs,
compromise and consensus, or power and distribution of resources is political.
6. Why should you care about politics?
 The reasons why we should care about politics is because we should always know what
is going on around us, we should always have a say in what will happen, and the
decision people make will affect many lives
7. What is political science?
 Political science is a social science discipline that studies the state and the government.
8. Differentiate government from governance. What are their major differences?
 Government is a group of people who rule or run the administration of a country. In
other words, it may be said that a government is the body of representatives that
governs and controls the state at a given time. Government is the medium through
which the power of the state is employed. On the other hand, governance is the act of
governing or ruling. It is the set of rules and laws framed by the government that are to
be implemented through the representatives of the state. Simply put, governance is
what governments do.
9. Are we, ordinary Filipino citizens also part of governance? Explain.
 Governance, as a prospect of modern states, demands both the political will of policy
officials and the participation of citizens. This only means that we, ordinary Filipino
citizens are also part of governance.
10. When can we say that there is a good governance?
 Good governance arises when the government involves the people in its agenda and in
the process of policy making.
11. What is the power of political ideas?
 Whether you are conscious or not, ideas govern individual behavior and conduct. What
you believe to be most important and what you value the most, shape and reshape the
way you behave.
12. Cite an event that happened in the Philippines because of the role of political ideas.
  When the Filipinos march against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in what became
known as the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
13. What is the importance of ideas? How do ideas structure human behavior and
direct political systems?
 Ideas govern individual behaviour. This constitute a part of the raw material needed to
create one coherent doctrine.
14. What is political ideology?
 An ideology is more or less a coherent set of ideas that direct or organize a specific
political action. It consists of belief and value systems, a discussion of existing power
relationships, an exploration of how political change is achieved in line with these power
relations, and an illustration of a desired future.
15. What are the three classical political ideologies?
 The three classical political ideologies are Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism
16. Define liberalism.
 Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the
government, and equality before the law. It favors change, prefers more freedom, and
has a more optimistic approach to human reasoning and nature
17. Define conservatism.
 Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions
in the context of culture and civilization
18. Define socialism.
 Socialism is any various economic and political theories advocating collective or
governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and
distribution of goods.
19. Why are political ideologies so powerful?
 Political ideologies are powerful because they don’t only direct individual behavior. They
also shape the structure of a government, a political system, and an entire country.
20. On a more general level, how are these political ideologies reflected in the Philippine society?
 In the Philippines, ideologies remain to be sharpened and fashioned to the country’s
needs and demands for development. Many of the solutions proposed by various
ideologies are shaped by the way the national problems are defined or seen
21. Identify political ideologies that are in place in the Philippines.
 The political ideologies that are in place in the Philippines are liberal democracy.
socialism, social democracy and democratic socialism, communism, and Christian
democracy
22. What is power and what are its dimensions?
 Power is the ability to influence another—the way one thinks or behaves—in a manner
not of his or her own choosing. Power comes in different faces or dimensions. It can be
considered as decision-making, agenda setting, or thought control
23. What are the three interrelated concepts of political power? Define each.
 The three interrelated concepts of political power are legitimacy, sovereignty, snd
authority. Legitimacy refers to the people’s perception that their government rules
rightfully, and thus must be obeyed. Sovereignty on the other hand, speaks of the ability
of a national government to the sole leader, which has the last word of law in that
 society. Lastly, authority is seen as the political leader’s ability to command respect and
exercise power.
24. What is the most essential learning you got from the topic: What is power?
 Politics cannot be studied without having a focus on power. Power is the ability to
influence another. It can also be seen as coercion or the use of intimidation to get
desired outcomes. Power can also be legitimate—that is, the exercise of influence is
recognized and that the governed accords obedience to the leader. Power comes in
various forms and dimensions, and it exists in different levels of relationships: from the
personal level, to the governmental, and up to the international level. It has different
consequences, but what is notable is that it defines all types of relationships. After all,
power involves who gets what, when, and how much.
25. Why is it important that we study the Philippine Politics and Governance?
 Studying the Philippine politics and governance will help us gain a better appreciation of
our rights and responsibilities as individuals and as a members of a larger socio-political
community to strengthen our civic competence