7 Questions
What is the purpose of the Commission on Elections sitting en banc or in two divisions?
To expedite the disposition of election cases
When are motions for reconsideration of decisions regarding election cases decided by the Commission en banc?
During the election period
What does the Commission aim to ensure during the supervision or regulation of franchises or permits for public utilities?
Equal opportunity, time, and space for candidates
According to Section 5, what is required for the President to grant pardon, amnesty, parole, or suspension of sentence for violation of election laws?
Favorable recommendation of the Commission
What is one of the objectives of supervising or regulating media of communication during the election period?
Ensuring equal opportunity and right to reply among candidates
In what context can the Commission sit en banc according to the text?
For deciding motions for reconsideration
What is prohibited under Section 5 related to violation of election laws?
Granting parole without Commission's recommendation
Study Notes
Classical Organization Theory
- Evolved from Frederick Taylor's Principles of Scientific Management (1911)
- Focuses on bureaucracy, administrative machinery of the state, and rule-governed mode of organization
Max Weber's Contribution
- Made the first scholarly study of bureaucratic organizations
- Identified key features of bureaucracy: hierarchy, division of labor, formally written rules and procedures, impersonality, and neutrality
Phase/Paradigm 3: Public Administration as Social Science (1950-1970)
- Era of social science heterodoxy (behavioral school)
- Herbert Simon dismissed scientific management principles as mere proverbs and urged use of logical positivism in the study of public administration
- Introduced concept of bounded rationality in decision making, noting that people are limited in their decision-making and are satisficers rather than utility maximizers
- Robert Dahl analyzed the art of the discipline of public administration, noting its complexities and relationship with social setting
Presidential Line of Succession
- In case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or resignation of both the President and Vice-President, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall act as President
Judicial Branch
- The Supreme Court shall have administrative supervision over all courts and the personnel thereof
- A Member of the Supreme Court must be at least forty years of age and have been a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines for fifteen years or more
- A Judicial and Bar Council is hereby created under the supervision of the Supreme Court
Civil Service Commission
- The Civil Service shall be administered by the Civil Service Commission composed of a Chairman and two Commissioners
- The Chairman and Commissioners shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments for a term of seven years without reappointment
Test your knowledge on the principles of scientific management by Frederick Taylor and the concept of bureaucracy by Max Weber. Explore the evolution of classical organization theory from scientific management to bureaucratic organizations.
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