enior High School

Philippine Politics and Governance

Quarter 1  Module 1:
Politics, Governance and Government

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Philippine Politics and Governance – Grade 11/12
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Politics, Governance and Government
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 Senior High School

Philippine Politics and Governance

Quarter 1  Module 1:
Politics, Governance and Government

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INTRODUCTION

To the Facilitator of Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics:

Welcome to this module Philippine Politics and Governance - Grade 11/12 Modular
Distance Learning (MDL) Self Learning Module on the Socialization.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from public
institution to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set
by the K to 12 Curriculum Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) in the “New
Normal” situation while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in
schooling.
This module shall make the students take a deeper look about socialization, values
and values, and conformity to the society. It can help them analyze their personal values and
behavior towards society.
For the learner:
Welcome to this module Philippine Politics and Governance - Grade 11/12 Modular
Distance Learning (MDL) Self Learning Module on the Socialization.
This module was written to deliver you with meaningful opportunities and realization
for directed and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will enabled to process
the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or

Know competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.
This part includes an activity that aims to check what
What I Know you already know about the lesson to take. If you
get all the answers correct (100%), you
may decide to skip this module.
This is a brief drill or review to help you link the
What’s In current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to

you in various ways; a story, a song, a poem, a
problem opener, an activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

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 This comprises activities for independent practice to
What’s More solidify your understanding and skills of the topic.
You may check the answers to the exercises using
the Answer Key at the end of the
module.
What I Have This includes questions or blank sentence/paragraph
Learned to be filled in to process what you learned from the
lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will help

you transfer your new knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.
This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of
Assessment mastery in achieving the learning competency.
Additional In this portion, another activity will be given to you
Activities to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in this module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.

6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
7. If you encounter difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I need to know!

This module aims to:

1. explain the concept, relationship, and importance of politics,

governance and government.

To better understand the concept, relationship, and importance of politics,

governance and government, we must first take the short pre-test.

What I know!

PRE-TEST
In your answer sheet, write TRUE if the statement below is True and FALSE if it is
false.
1. Politics is a group of activities or actions which formulates or make decision to
achieve the goal of the country or society using power.
2. Each government position or offices are set with specific description of their
functions.
3. Government came from the Greek word polis which means city-states and
politika which means the affair of the cities.
4. Government is the principles and policies which the government follow on its
general functions and practice of power.
5. The set of individuals who continuously perform political authority or power in a
well-defined functions and geographical scope is known as a Government.
6. Politics are the government positions.
7. Politics came from Greek word polis which means city-states and politika
which means the affair of the cities.
8. The direction of the nation is directed by government policies and principles.
9. The President prioritize the fight against COVID19 in its whole of the
government effort is an example of governance.
10. The strategy of ruling a country is an example of government.
11. An example of politics is the three branches of government.
12. Having a three branches of government is an example of government.
13. Politics is also about the distribution of resources and wealth.

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 14. Government enables the society to maintain its order while aspiring for its goal
and direction.
15. Politics enables individuals to understand what is going on in their society. It will
allow people to understand the government procedures and style.

What’s In

Activity: Jumbled Letters

Instruction. Arrange the jumbled letters to form a word.

LIPOTICS
SOLIP
TASET
GOMENTVER
AURITHOTY
GONANCEVER
TIONMIADNISTRA

What’s New

Reading Activity

Politics
Definition: A group of activities or actions which formulates or make decision to
achieve the goal of the country or society using power. It came from Greek word polis which
means city-states and politika which means the affair of the cities.

Importance: Politics enables individuals to understand what is going on in their

society. It will allow people to understand the government procedures and style.

Example. Political parties, distribution of resources.

Governance

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 Definition: The entire process of rule or administration of a country or organization
towards its direction or goal. This is the principles and policies which the government follow
on its general functions and practice of power.

Importance: It maintains the trust and confidence of the citizens to the direction of
the organization which leads to their cooperation and support to the state programs and
policies.

Example. Execution of principles, policy, and strategies.

Government

Definition: The set of individuals who continuously perform political authority or

power in a well-defined functions and geographical scope in a specific group of people. Each
position or offices are set with specific description of their functions.

Importance: Government enables the society to maintain its order while aspiring
for its goal and direction.
Example. The three branches of the government.

What is it

The reading activity above define the three essential concepts. All through the entire
subject, these will be the fundamental concepts to bear in mind in each topic. Politics is about
the activities of the political groups, governance is the style of the exercise of power, and
government is the individuals holding offices and functions.

Let us deduce the information from the activity so that we can have a deeper
understanding of these concepts. The next activity will help you in the connecting your idea
on the concept presented.

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Deductive Chart

From the reading activity above, fill in the deductive chart below.

Deductive Chart

Area
Discipline/Study

Politics Governance Government

What’s More

The activity below will enrich your understanding of the reading activity above.

Each of the sentences or phrase in Column A are examples of the concepts in Column
B. Answer the following by writing the letter of your answer which matches Column A and
Column B.

Write
the
letter of
Column A Column B your
answer
below.

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 1. Political parties are organizing their line-up for a. Politics
the coming election. b. Government
2. The municipal mayor is in charge of executing c. Governance
the laws in their municipalities and cities.

3. The President prioritize the fight against COVID19

in its whole of the government effort.
4. During election, each party are having their
own platform of government which will be their
guide once they win the election.
5. The Senate, House of Representatives, and
Barangay, Municipal, or city Councils.
6. The Governor establishes programs to focus
the direction of provincial government towards
Electrification, Environmental
Protection, Livelihood and Tourism.

What I Have Learned

In this activity, you will generalize the learning you have in each concept
by writing a keyword inside the oval of each concept.

Politics

What I learned from the lesson? Governance

Government

What I Can Do

In this part, write your real life observations of the concepts we discussed.

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What are your real life observations of the following concepts?

Politics

Government

Governance

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 Assessment

POST-TEST
In your answer sheet, write TRUE if the statement below is True and FALSE if it is
false.
1. Politics is a group of activities or actions which formulates or make decision to
achieve the goal of the country or society using power.
2. Each government position or offices are set with specific description of their
functions.
3. Government came from the Greek word polis which means city-states and
politika which means the affair of the cities.
4. Government is the principles and policies which the government follow on its
general functions and practice of power.
5. The set of individuals who continuously perform political authority or power in a
well-defined functions and geographical scope is known as a Government.
6. Politics are the government positions.
7. Politics came from Greek word polis which means city-states and politika
which means the affair of the cities.
8. The direction of the nation is directed by government policies and principles.
9. The President prioritize the fight against COVID19 in its whole of the
government effort is an example of governance.
10. The strategy of ruling a country is an example of government.
11. An example of politics is the three branches of government.
12. Having a three branches of government is an example of government.
13. Politics is also about the distribution of resources and wealth.
14. Government enables the society to maintain its order while aspiring for its goal
and direction.
15. Politics enables individuals to understand what is going on in their society. It will
allow people to understand the government procedures and style.

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 Additional Activities

NEWS ALERT!

Listen or read to current news from TV, Radio, and internet. Select the news
or event related to the topic above then fill-in the chart below:

Topic News Headlines News Source

Overview/Summary
Politics

Government

Governance

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 Key Answer

References

Understanding Culture Society and Politics Reader,

Department of Education, 2016

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