Week 1 PPT 1ST
Week 1 PPT 1ST
Week 1 PPT 1ST
This course introduces the students to the basic concepts and vital
elements of politics and governance from a historical-institutional
perspective.
It attempts to explain how the important features of our country’s
political structures/institutions, process relationships developed
across time.
In the process, the course helps the learners gain a better
appreciation of their rights and responsibilities as individuals and as
members of the larger socio-political community to strengthen their
civic competence
Content Standard: The learners
demonstrate an understanding of
politics and political science,
governance, political ideologies,
power, states, nations, and
globalization.
Performance Standard: The
learners shall be able to clearly
identify a specific political
phenomenon and how it can be
studied.
Objectives:
•Articulate the definition of politics.
•Differentiate the various views on politics.
•Explore the connection between the
phenomenon (politics) and the method of
inquiry (Political Science)
Word Association
Directions: Think the word that associated with
the word “Politics’.
4 Pics 1 Word
NATION
DEBATE
POLITICS
Reveal the Word
Directions: Unscramble the
letters in each item to reveal the
concept. After it define each
concept in not more than five
words.
SPOILCIT
POLITICS
REWOP
POWER
CAILTIPO ECNEICS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
TRA OF MENTVERGO
ART OF GOVERNMENT
BLICPU FFAAIRS
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
WHAT IS POLITICS?
•The word Politics came from
Greek word polis which means
affairs of the cities.
•set of activities that are
associated with making in groups
•power relations between
individuals
•is the exercise of power, the science
of government, the making collective
decisions, the allocation of scarce
resources, and the practice of
management and leadership
VARIOUS VIEWS OF
POLITICS
POWER AND THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE
RESOURCES
COMPROMISE
AND CONCENSUS
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ART OF
GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL SCIENCE
•is the study of a range of
political ideas, events, actions, and
institutions. It includes both
understanding and explaining the
world of politics that is all around
us
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN POLITICS
AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE
BASIS FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICS
COMPARISON
MEANING Political Science Politics implies an
refers to the branch activity related to
of knowledge that state and power.
studies all the
aspects of state and
power.
WHAT IS IT? It is a part of social It is a social
science. activity.
BASIS FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICS
COMPARISON
DEALS WITH Both empirical facts and Problems of citizen by
normative issues. interacting them
politically.
ACTORS Political Scientist, Politicians and
scholars, and academics. administrators.
OBJECTIVE To understand different To initiate public
political patterns and to welfare and improve
provide such a their conditions by
framework which implementing
expresses. constructive.
•How would you use the concepts
in politics to improve relationships
with your family and friends?