What is Politics?

In general, these are activities associated with

the governance of an area, to be specific when
we say area it could be barangay, a city, a
municipality, a province, autonomous region or
a country o it can even be a nation, a court, a
tribunal, a constitutional office, government
controlled corporations, or it could also be a
company a group of companies, corporation
association group of businessmen that is in
private.
And in that area especially between parties
having power, (Elected Officials, Officers, General
Managers, Department heads, bureau chiefs, CEOs
these are examples) and politics there in that area is
aimed at improving someones status or
increasing ones power within an organization.
(Syn. Affairs of the state, public affairs, diplomacy,
government)
Example: In the office of the President ( waray and
balay group), (political parties in the congress and
the senate, even in private entities there is politics)
It is the art or science of government or
governing, especially the governing of a political
entity, such as a NATION, and the ADMINISTRATION
and CONTROL of its INTERNAL and EXTERNAL affairs.
Politics comeS from the GREEK word POLITIKOS,
which means OF, FOR, OR RELATING TO CITIZENS.
It also refers to achieving
positions of governance

and

exercising

o How politics happen?

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It happens by employing methods like the

ff:
a) Promotion of political (organizing, leading,
flat form of governance) views among
people, students, citizens.
b)Negotiation with other political subjects
such as making laws
c) Exercise
of
Force.
War
against
adversaries.
Also, politics is exercised in clans. Tribes of
traditional societies, inside a family, companies and
institutions up to sovereign states, to international
level.
Political system - it is a framework which
defines acceptable methods within a given
society.
There are so many political systems to discuss with,
and there are Five (5) most common political systems
around the world, and having an understanding
about each of the political system is very helpful and
important, also its advantages and disadvantages.
The FIVE (5) most common political system are the ff:
1. DEMOCRACY
2. REPUBLIC
3. MONARCHY
4. COMMUNISM
5.DICTATORSHIP
1.DEMOCRACY this political system allows each
individual to participate
DIRECT DEMOCRACY an example of this is
shown in Athens, where every citizen has an
equal say in the working of the government,
such as making laws; or

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REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY an example

of this is shown by electing a representative and
they are the ones who make the laws.
2.REPUBLIC is a political system in which the
government remains mostly subject to those
governed.
(Single
Party,
Capitalist,
Federal,
Parliamentary. The main characteristic is that the
government is subject to the people, and
leaders can be recalled.
3.MONARCHY when we hear the word monarchy we
think of a political system during the medieval times,
in a monarchy the ruler is not usually chosen by the
voice of the people or their representative, often a
monarch is the head of the state until he dies or
abdicates, renounces, resign, relinquish, han over,
abandon. That head of the state has always a SAY or
final words in the government, in the application of
the laws, how will it be enforced. However in todays
monarchical practice as a political system, especially
in developed countries that has this system they
have a constitution which limits the exercise of power
by the head of the state. A country that exercises
this kind of political system is UK, Denmark, Kuwait,
Spain, Sweden, etc.
4.COMMUNISM, basically this is the ideology of KARL
MARX and/or LENIN, where a state is dominated by
a single party or a group of people. A planned
economy is often part of the governing class, and in
many cases resources are taken and the
redistributed to others, at the top of the system. In
here citizens are required to do certain jobs, or have
some of their life decisions, especially concerning
where they can live and what jobs they can do.
AUTHORITARIAN RULE.

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5.DICTATORSHIP, in this kind of political system

authoritarian form of government, normally the
dictator is the main individual ruling the country, all
decisions come from him, and usually he has
enforces a small group to enforce what he says, in
here no restrictions or limits. An example of this is
the MILITARY DICTATORSHIP.
ORIGIN OF WORD POLITICS
Where does it come from?
French Politique
Greek Politikos
In the early ages the book of Aristotle - Politika, it
states there the AFFAIRS OF THE CITIES, a
dissertation on governing and governments.
What are the TEN (10) images of politics?
1.BOARD-ROOM POLITICS
2.BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS
3.CONGRESS POLITICS
4.CHEIF EXECUTIVE POLITICS
5.COURT-ROOM POLITICS
6.MULTIMEDIA POLITICS
7.RELIGIOUS POLITICS
8.MILITARY POLITICS
9.CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICS
10. X-MEN POLITICS
These 10
practices.

images

include

political

reality

and

These frameworks are to be used for analysing political

dynamics and the policy processes in the context of
Philippine Political System that is reflective of the highly
elastic nature of Philippine Democracy. Which run a
certain area from highly private to highly public decision
making.
1. What is Board Room Politics?
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 It is defined as a decision making by business elites

and professionals but with important public
consequences.
Literally it happens inside corporate boards and
sometimes in the level of corporate managers,
subject to constraints imposed by the board of
directors.
This is more hierarchical, competitive, and
unpredictable .
This has to be correlated with Corporate Politics,
which can be described Good Corporate Politics and
Bad Corporate Politics.
What is Good in a corporate setting- it is when
someone needs to work with the system (BEING FIT
TO THE SYSTEM), such as the corporate culture, the
personality, and organizational background, these
are very important to achieve business objectives
that are good for the corporation.(REVENUE,
GROWTH,
PROFIT,
AND
CUSTOMER
SATISFSACTION)
What is Bad in a corporate setting it happens when
someone copies or mimic your strategy. (Copy cat).
o Selfpraise, self promote, manage up (select
informations that are only positive. Make friends
buddies with bosses, Badmouthing.
As Dan King says it POLITCS IS A GAME, PLAY OR
NOT PLAY, THE GAME STILL GOES ON!
2. What is Bureaucratic Politics?
It means rule making and adjudication by
bureaucrats, (bureaucracy - a large group of
people who are involved in running a
government but who are not elected) (a system
of administration marked by officialism, red
tape, and proliferation) with inputs from clients
and professionals, Dept. Secretaries, U. secretaries,
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A. secretaries, regional directors, bureau directors,

are power and authority holders and as such can
make decisions favoring private businesses and
favored political interests. This is the reason why
politicians and some businessman jockey their men
into positions in the bureaucracy.
3. What is Congress Politics?
It is a political system which involves policy making
by
legislatures,
constrained
by
various
constituencies. Laws affect private and public
interests. The process of legislation in formulating
policies can delay the passage of a bill or the
proposed bill can be stopped at the committee
hearing level.
4. What is Chief Executive Politics?
Refers to a process dominated by
governors, mayors, and their advisers.

president,

Chief executives are given full power and

authority to lead, to govern and administer
laws. They possess and exercise discretionary
powers that are beneficial to majority but
detrimental to some few. When they talk everybody
listens.
5. What is Court room politics?
Refers to court orders and decisions of judges,
justices, and prosecutors in response to interest
groups and aggrieved individuals. When judicial
decisions are sold or influenced based not on
merits and evidences, and then the court
would have served no purpose as balancer and
equalizer of justice and settlement of disputes
between and among litigants.
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 What is the function of a Court of Law? Interpret the

Law and apply it to the facts of each case, to ensure
equal justice under the law.
Court decisions can put political opponents to jail,
can delay political and non-political appointments,
can delay the execution of legislative, executive and
administrative decisions or even stop the operation
of businesses, and can decide to reverse or delay
decisions previously made. The issuance of TRO
reveals how political our court.
6. What is Multimedia politics?
Multimedia is the field concerned with the computercontrolled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still
and moving images (Video), animation, audio, and
any other media where every type of information can
be represented, stored, transmitted and processed
digitally.
The galvanization of public opinion, usually through
the news papers, radio, television and other forms of
mass media. All of this mass media promote the
political interest and choices of those who own them,
who pay them and who use them.
7. What is Religious Politics?
Is one where decisions are made by leaders and
members of religious groups and have political
implications like El Shaddai, JIL, INC, CBCP, NCCP are
some of the most prominent religious groups which
take political positions on public issues.
8. What is Military Politics?
Involves the calculated decisions of the military and
police generals and their subordinates to affect
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preferences in the political arena. The decisions and

machinations of military generals were the key
factors that changed government and government
leaders.
9. What is Civil Society Politics?
Is the high profile socio political engagement and
proactive lobbying of voluntary groups such as NGOs
POs, Socio-Civic Societies, Cause-Oriented Groups,
Professional Associations, Cooperatives, Sectoral or
Social Class Groupings and Foundations that
influence political issues.
10. What is X-Men Politics?
Includes factors and players that are less prominently
mentioned, less openly named, less publicly involved
but actively engaged in

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