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INTRODUCTION
A. THE STUDY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Meaning of Political Science
The term political science is the systematic study of the state and the government
Political Science is a social science regarding the practice and theory of politics, the analysis of political systems, and the study of political behavior.
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Simply put, political science is the study of politics. Some particular areas that political scientists study include public policy, national politics, political theory, international relations, and comparative politics.
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Etymological definitionGreek
The word politics has its origins in Ancient Greece. All of the cities in Ancient Greece, such as Athens, Sparta, and Corinth, were referred to as city-states and the Greek word for a city-state was polis (πολις)
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The Parthenon atop the Acropolis
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Etymological definitionLatin
Politicus was an adjective that was used to describe anything “of the state”.
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Harry Truman
“Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is
the art of government.”
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“I have never regarded politics as
the arena of morals. It is the arena of
interest.”
Aneurin Bevan
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“Definition of Politics: Poli in latin meaning many and tics meaning
blood-sucking parasites.”
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“Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds
from the rich by promising to
protect each from the other.”
Oscar Ameringer
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Scope of Political Science
1. Political Theory
2. Public Law
3. Public Administration
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Interrelationship with other branched of learning1. History2. Economics3. Geography4. Sociology and Anthropology5. Psychology6. Philosophy7. Statistics and Logic8. Jurisprudence
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Function and importance of Political Science
“The function of political science is to discover the principles that should be
adhered to in public affairs that eventually would serve as a model that
can be applied to matters of urgent concern to public officials and to private
citizens.”
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Goal in the study of political science1. Education for citizenship
- the primary objective of the political science curriculum is to equip students to discharge the obligations of democratic citizenship
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Goal in the study of political science2. Essential parts of liberal education
- Intelligent, responsible citizenship can save democracy; ignorance and negligence can lose it
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Essential parts of liberal education3. Knowledge and understanding of
government- the “good” citizen knows how his government operates, what his rights and obligations are, who his elected representatives are, and what they stand for
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B. Concepts of State and Government
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Meaning of StateA state is a community of persons more
or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.
The Philippines is a state.
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Elements of a state1. People - The mass of
the population living within the state.
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“people”
answers the question, “who governs whom?”
no specific number requirement“…the state shall neither be too small
nor yet one that seems great but has no unity.” (Plato)
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Elements of a state
2. Territory- demarcated area that rightly belongs to the population
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“territory”
answers the question, “where?”terrestrial, fluvial, maritime and aerialshould be permanent and large enough
to be self-sufficing
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Elements of a state3. Government
- Refers to the agency to which the will of the state is formulated, expressed, and carried out.
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Elements of a state
4. Sovereignty- May be defined as the supreme power
of the state to command and enforce obedience to its will from the people within its jurisdiction and corollarily to have freedom from foreign control.
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“sovereignty”
a. Internal – power of the state to rule within its territory
b. External – the freedom of the state to carry out its activities without subjection to or control by other states.
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Origin of states1. Divine right theory2. Necessity or force theory3. Paternalistic theory4. Social contract theory
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State distinguished from nation
“The state is a political concept whilea nation is an ethnic concept.”
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State distinguished from nation
“ A state is not subject to external control while a nation may or may not be independent of external control.”
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State distinguished from nation
“ A single state may consist of one or more nations or people and conversely, a single nation may be made up of several states.”
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State distinguished from government
“…they are usually regarded as identical. As ordinarily, the acts of the government
are the acts of the state.”
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State distinguished from government
“A state cannot exist without a government, but it is possible to have a
government without a state.”
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State distinguished from government
“A government may change, its form may change, but the state, as long as its
essential elements are present, remains the same.”
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to be continued…