Philippine’s Political Dynasty The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines states in Article II Section 26‚ "The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service‚ and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law." How can we define political dynasty? Political dynasty is a family‚ clans or group that maintains power for several generations. These clans root themselves into our national and local governments for many decades. Almost every position in the government
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Chinese Dynasties The Xia Dynasty‚ 2070-1600 BC‚ was an important dynasty for the Chinese civilization and their history. It brought an end to the Primitive Society and brought up a new trend‚ the slave society. Towards the end of the Xia Dynasty‚ social conflicts grew and they were forced to go to war. The people were tired of dealing with all of with all the things they were forced to do for their leader so they fled in large numbers and were soon ruled by the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty
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The Sui Dynasty (581-618 C.E.) Paola Macias Pre-IB World History Period 3 2/10/12 China is known for its diversity of dynasties which occur within history. Although China’s dynasties do not last forever‚ many of them have presented impressive advances in government‚ military‚ agriculture and economy. However‚ one dynasty in particular‚ the Sui Dynasty‚ remarks its significance with its accomplishments within such a short period of time. By the end of China’s northern and southern dynasties
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The Shang Dynasty was a civilization ruling over what is now Northern China ranging from 17th- 11th century BCE. (1) There were many states within China at the time but the Shang where believed to be the most powerful following the Xia Dynasty until the Zhou‚ from western China‚ conquered the Shang in the 11th century. (1) One of the most important parts of the Shang Dynasty was the use of bronze. During the late 1920s‚ thousands of artifacts where recovered from the ruins of Yin‚ which was
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False Democracy: Political Dynasty The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines dynasty as a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. In the Philippines‚ according to a research by the Center for People Empowerment and Governance‚ we have about 250 political families who have dominated Philippine politics at the national and local level. This is 0.00001667 % of the country’s 15 million families (CENPEG‚ 2007). They comprise a little‚ among the represented Filipinos
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similarity between the Han Dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan Dynasty in terms of political control of the population was they both supported patriarchal families where women were subordinate to men. However‚ an important difference is that in India they had a caste system including jatis‚ which did not exist in Han China. Several similarities of both Gupta/Mauryan dynasty and Han dynasty are they had development of iron and textile expansion. Male dominance was part of both the Han dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan
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opportunity to public office and service. One of the problem of our political system is the political dynasty. The existence of political dynasties in democratic cultures‚ particularly in a fortifying democracy‚ has inspired debate among scholars‚ policymakers and activists that are pro-democratic. In many instances‚ scholars‚ politicians‚ activists‚ and experts in politics have indicated that political dynasty is a falling block to a strong democracy‚ which is a destruction to the quality of democracy‚
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Brief Background of China Dynasties that ruled China SHANG DYNASTY (1766-1122 B.C.) King ruled the nation by "Mandate of Heaven”‚ with limited control over his feudal states. It consisted of 17 generations and 31 kings. Its civilization was based on agriculture‚ hunting and animal husbandry. CHOU DYNASTY (10-27-256 B.C.) The longest dynasty in Chinese history. Known as the Classical Age by historians. Originally pastoralists‚ the Chou set up a (proto-)feudal social organization based
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POLITICAL DYNASTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES Last 2011‚ Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago introduced the Senate Bill 2649‚ also known as Anti-dynasty bill which guarantees the Article II‚ Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines which states that “The state shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.” Political dynasty can be put in effect when a person who is a spouse to an incumbent official runs for an elective
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philosophy of Taoism. The Ancient Chinese civilization was ruled by two major dynasties‚ The Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty came about around 1766 BCE from the Yellow River. The Shang brought upon a very large population and was a warrior culture. Ideas of Kingship were practiced as well as poems and folk art about war‚ love‚ and death. The first king of China‚ Wu Ding was a part of the Shang Dynasty. King Wu was known for being polygamist and wanting to expand his power. He
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