SOCIOLOGY HAND OUT (EDUCATION AND LAW)

GOVERNMENT AND LAW

POLITICS: is the “theory, art, and practice of government.”

THE STATE AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS

· THEOCRACY

· MONARCHY

· AUTOCRACY

· OLIGARCHY

· TYRANNY

· DEMOCRARY

· SOCIALISM

· FASCISM

· MODERN TOTALITARIANISM

· SOCIAL DEMOCRARCY

FUNCTIONS OF STATE: from the family, economy and church.

THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF POLITICS: State is the formal structure of government

Nationalism

The Struggle for Power: Legitimacy and Authority

THE SRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PHILLIPINE POLITICS

The Basis of Power in Philippine Politics: Voting, political counseling, patronage, molding public opinion.

Making, Interpreting and Enforcing Laws

POWER BEYOND THE LAW

-People Power

-Corruption

-Terrorism