Politics, Governance

and the Philippine Constitution

With focus on the 1987 Philippine Constitution

Concepts for preliminaries
• Politics
• Government
• Governance
• State
• Nation
• Types of government
Cont…
What is politics?
Answer? Refers to the process in which a group of elected leaders as well as
the people of the state make a collective decision on various issues in the
country.
It is the dynamics of the relationship between the people and their
government, and this is usually manifested in the play of their respective powers.

What is government?
Answer? It is the group of people, as representatives of the people, who rule
or govern a certain state or country.
Cont…
What is governance?
Answer: The way, or structure, framework, or procedures followed
by the elected representatives for proper functioning.
What is a state?
• Consists of
people/population
territory
government
sovereignty
What is a nation?
• A large body of people united common descent, history, culture, or
language, inhabiting a particular territory.
Types of government
• Democracy
• Communism
• Socialism
• Oligarchy
• Aristocracy
• Monarchy
• Theocracy
Types of Democracy
• Direct democracy
• Indirect or representative democracy (republic)
Forms of government under democratic
system
• Presidential
• Parliamentary
• Unitary
• Federal