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Philippine Politics and Governance FIRST SEMESTER 13052 GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT 2. AUTOCRACY – any system...

Philippine Politics and Governance FIRST SEMESTER 13052 GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT 2. AUTOCRACY – any system of government in the primary institution in which the State is able to which the power and authority to rule are in carry out its will. It is the primary vehicle for the hands of a single individual governance to take place. a. TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP - a single leader seeks to control all CLASSIFICATIONS OF GOVERNMENT aspects of social and economic life. I. As to who possess the power to govern II. According to the geopolitical distribution Example – Adolf Hitler of power. III. As to source of power b. DICTATORIAL RULE - is a form of IV. As to the political structure government where a country is ruled V. As to its legality or constitutionality by one person or political entity and exercised through various mechanisms to ensure the entity’s power remain AS TO WHO POSSESS THE POWER TO strong. GOVERN This classification of government corresponds to Example – Ferdinand Marcos and who actually possess the power to govern. Suharto of Indonesia A. GOVERNMENT OF “ONE” B. GOVERNMENT OF THE “FEW” 1. MONARCHY - traditionally ascribed to 1. ARISTOCRACY the power to govern given to Kings, o from the Greek word “aristokratia” Queens, Emperors, Sultans and the like. oform of government that places a. Absolute Monarchy – Monarchs power in the hands a small, have complete and unlimited power privileged ruling class. to rule their people. 2. OLIGARCHY o exists the rule of the wealthy whose Example – King of Saudi Arabia, policy framework are directed against today they are rare but they ruled the poor and the marginalized Western Europe from 1400s-1700s o Aristotle used the term oligarchia to b. Limited Monarchy/Constitutional designate the rule of the few when it Monarchy - the monarch does not was exercised not by the best but by possess the real power to govern. bad men unjustly. Serves mainly as ceremonial leaders of their governments. The power to govern is normally vested in the hands of the President or the Prime Minister. Philippine Politics and Governance made by ashley