Vantage Education Management
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GUIDE AND BASIS TO STUDY (GBS)
Course: | Subject and Descriptive Title: Political Science 2 Politics and Governance and the New Constitution | SY:2012-2013 | Term:First Semester | Session Date: | Session Number:Week 15 of 18 | Topic: Article 11, 12 & 131. Art. 11 on accountability of public officers2. The underlying principles, bases of accountability3. The impeachable public officers, grounds for impeachment & procedure4. On National Economy & Patrimony Art. 12a. The goals of the state in conserving and developing the properties of the stateb. Classification of propertiesc. Public and private participation in the utilization of Nat’l. patrimonyd. Restrictions in lieu of participation & controle. Rules on ownership and possession5. On social justice and human rights Art. 13a. Social justice and human rights defined, nature, concepts and basesb. The rights of women, labor, and indigenous cultural communities emphasized. | Objectives: At the end of the session, the students are expected to: * acquaint themselves on the principles of accountability and public trust * explain the nature, concepts, purpose of Social Justice and human rights. * determine the properties of the state, its custodian, purpose and utilization | INSTRUCTIONS: * Please read the following topics carefully. * Use search engines (i.e. Google Search , Wikipedia etc.) to find details * Answer the questions posted at the end of the lesson. | TEXTBOOKS, REFERNCES, URL’S: 1. Codal provisions on Art. 9, the constitutional commissions2. A textbook on the 1987 constitution by Hector S. De Leon | STUDY GUIDE PROPER: Meaning of public office and public officer public office is the right, authority, and duty created and conferred by law by which, for a given period either fixed by law or enduring at the pleasure of the appointing power, an individual