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Understanding Political Science Basics

The document discusses Aristotle and the origins and key concepts of political science. It notes that Aristotle is considered the father of political science and studied the "polis" or city-state. Political science is defined as a social science discipline that studies the state and government, and involves a systematized body of knowledge based on facts dealing with experimentation and observation. Some key elements of the state discussed include people, place, government, sovereignty, and recognition. Government is defined as the group with authority to govern, while governance refers to decision-making and implementation processes.

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Understanding Political Science Basics

The document discusses Aristotle and the origins and key concepts of political science. It notes that Aristotle is considered the father of political science and studied the "polis" or city-state. Political science is defined as a social science discipline that studies the state and government, and involves a systematized body of knowledge based on facts dealing with experimentation and observation. Some key elements of the state discussed include people, place, government, sovereignty, and recognition. Government is defined as the group with authority to govern, while governance refers to decision-making and implementation processes.

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ARISTOTLE

Father of Political Science


“polis”

-CITY STATE
-DEALS WITH POWER IN
SOCIETY IN GENERAL.
POLITICS IS NO UTOPIAN
SOLUTION.
Political Science
A SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE THAT STUDIES
THE STATE AND THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS A
SYSTEMATIZED BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
BASED ON FACTS WHICH DEALS WITH
EXPERIMENTATION AND OBSERVATION
Four elements to become a
science
A.) BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

B.) BASED ON FACTS

C.) DEALS WITH EXPERIMENTS

D.) OBSERVATION
Activity Time!!!
DISCUSS YOUR ANSWER WITH YOUR
GROUPMATES THEN PICK SOMEONE
THAT WILL DISCUSS YOUR OUTPUT.
The State
ACCORDING TO PROF. GARNER, THE STATE IS “A
COMMUNITY OF PERSONS MORE OR LESS
NUMEROUS, PERMANENTLY OCCUPYING A
PORTION OF TERRITORY, INDEPENDENT FROM
EXTERNAL CONTROL AND POSSESSING A
GOVERNMENT WHICH THE GREAT BODY OF
INHABITANTS RENDER HABITUAL OBEDIENCE”
Five Elements of the State (According to
Modern Political Science
[Link]

ONE OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE


STATE
Five Elements of the State (According to
Modern Political Science
2. PLACE
THE SCOPE OF LAND, SEA AND AIR
AREAS OR BOUNDARIES WHERE THE
POPULATION OF THE STATE RESIDES
Five Elements of the State (According to
Modern Political Science
3. GOVERNMENT
THE BASIC AGENCY OF THE STATE TO
CARRY ITS OBLIGATION.
Five Elements of the State (According to
Modern Political Science
4. SOVEREIGNTY
SUPREME POWER TO COMMAND AND
ENFORCE OBEDIENCE
Five Elements of the State (According to
Modern Political Science
5. RECOGNITION
PROCESS WHERE THE STATE IS
GRANTED INTERNATIONAL STATUS
GOVERNMENT
DEFINED AS THE GROUP OF PEOPLE
WITH THE AUTHORITY TO GOVERN
A COUNTRY OR STATE, A
PARTICULAR MINISTRY IN OFFICE
GOVERNANCE
DEFINED AS THE PROCESS OF
DECISION-MAKING AND THE
PROCESS BY WHICH DECISIONS
ARE IMPLEMENTED.
Activity: Settle the Mess!
ARRANGE THE JUMBLED LETTERS TO FORM THE WORD OF
THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. THIS IS AN ACTIVITY THAT INVOLVES THE INTERACTION OF


PEOPLE, WHOSE RELATIONSHIP IS CHARACTERIZED BY
CONFLICT AND COOPERATION, AND WHO COME TOGETHER
TO SOLVE SUCH DISAGREEMENT THROUGH BINDING
SOLUTIONS.

SCOPILIT
2. THIS IS A PROCESS WHERE THE
STATE IS GRANTED INTERNATIONAL
STATUS THAT CAN BE IMPLIED OR
EXPRESSED.
TRIGONECNIO
3. THIS IS A DISCIPLINE THAT STUDIES THE
STATE AND THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS A
SYSTEMATIZED BODY OF KNOWLEDGE BASED
ON FACTS WHICH DEALS WITH
EXPERIMENTATION AND OBSERVATION.

LACIPLOTI NICESEC
4. THIS IS THE SCOPE OF LAND, SEA AND AIR
AREAS OR BOUNDARIES WHERE THE POPULATION
OF THE STATE RESIDES AND DIVIDED INTO 3
DOMAINS – TERRESTRIAL (LAND), MARITIME AND
FLUVIAL (WATER) AND AERIAL DOMAINS.

RIOTTEYRR
5. THIS TRADITION UNDERSCORED THE
ANALYTICAL STUDY OF DOCTRINES THAT
HAVE BECOME THE MAJOR FOCUS OF
POLITICAL THOUGHT.

CLOPILTIA DARINOTIT
ASSIGNMENT
CREATE A SLOGAN THAT WILL
ESTABLISH HOW POLITICS CAN BE
APPLIED IN OUR DAILY LIFE

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