Philippine Politics Week 1 Quiz

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What exists because people disagree about the aims and objects of human endeavor?

Politics

What approach emphasizes the study of the history of every political reality?

  • Behavioral
  • Institutional
  • Historical (correct)
  • Legal

The legal approach is concerned with the study of informal structures and institutions.

False (B)

According to Harold Lasswell, what questions define politics?

<p>Who gets what, when, and how.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic of the behavioral approach emphasizes testing and verifying everything?

<p>Verification (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Amable Tuibeo, politics is the strategy for maintaining cooperation among people with different needs and ideals in ______.

<p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classical discipline that deals with the study of political phenomena?

<p>Political Science</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to care about politics according to the text?

<p>Both A and B. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of politics?

<p>Politics is about resolving disagreements about aims and methods in a political society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the legal approach in politics?

<p>Concerned with legal processes and institutions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Politics is the strategy for maintaining ______ among people with different needs and ideals.

<p>cooperation</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Harold Lasswell, politics can be defined by the question 'Who gets what, when, and how.'

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Political Science?

<p>Political Science is the study of political phenomena and aims to deepen understanding of political action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to care about politics?

<p>To have a say in what will happen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Nature of Politics

  • Politics arises from disagreements regarding human goals and methods.
  • Disagreements are resolved through the acquisition of power to enforce a specific viewpoint.

Historical Approach

  • Emphasizes studying the history of political realities for situational analysis.
  • Focuses on formal structures and institutions: legislature, executive, judiciary, and political parties.
  • Concerns the legal processes, institutions, and the importance of judicial independence.

Behavioral Approach Characteristics

  • Regularities: Identifies uniformities in political behavior through generalizations.
  • Verification: Emphasizes the importance of testing and validating hypotheses in political research.
  • Techniques: Advocates for research methods yielding valid, reliable, and comparable data.
  • Quantification: Stresses the need to measure and quantify collected data.
  • Values: Argues for value-free research to maintain objectivity.
  • Systematization: Political science research should be systematic.
  • Pure Science: Political studies should be supported by evidence.
  • Integration: Political science should be interconnected with other social sciences like history, sociology, and economics.

Definitions of Politics

  • Politics as a means to organize social affairs and control circumstances (Amable Tuibeo).
  • Harold Lasswell defines politics as "who gets what, when, and how," focusing on distributive consequences of political action.

Study of Politics: Political Science

  • Political science critically examines political phenomena to foster understanding of political actions and processes.
  • Seeks to develop theoretical tools to interpret politically significant events.

Importance of Politics and Government

  • Being informed about politics is essential for active societal engagement.
  • Participation in politics is crucial to influence outcomes and decisions that affect individuals and communities.

Nature of Politics

  • Politics arises from disagreements regarding human goals and methods.
  • Disagreements are resolved through the acquisition of power to enforce a specific viewpoint.

Historical Approach

  • Emphasizes studying the history of political realities for situational analysis.
  • Focuses on formal structures and institutions: legislature, executive, judiciary, and political parties.
  • Concerns the legal processes, institutions, and the importance of judicial independence.

Behavioral Approach Characteristics

  • Regularities: Identifies uniformities in political behavior through generalizations.
  • Verification: Emphasizes the importance of testing and validating hypotheses in political research.
  • Techniques: Advocates for research methods yielding valid, reliable, and comparable data.
  • Quantification: Stresses the need to measure and quantify collected data.
  • Values: Argues for value-free research to maintain objectivity.
  • Systematization: Political science research should be systematic.
  • Pure Science: Political studies should be supported by evidence.
  • Integration: Political science should be interconnected with other social sciences like history, sociology, and economics.

Definitions of Politics

  • Politics as a means to organize social affairs and control circumstances (Amable Tuibeo).
  • Harold Lasswell defines politics as "who gets what, when, and how," focusing on distributive consequences of political action.

Study of Politics: Political Science

  • Political science critically examines political phenomena to foster understanding of political actions and processes.
  • Seeks to develop theoretical tools to interpret politically significant events.

Importance of Politics and Government

  • Being informed about politics is essential for active societal engagement.
  • Participation in politics is crucial to influence outcomes and decisions that affect individuals and communities.

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