Jida Mascardo INTRODUCTION Political dynasties in the Philippine Politics in the Philippines has been under the control of a few notable families. It is normal for a politician ’s son‚ wife‚ brother‚ or other kinsman‚ to run for the same or other government office. The term coined by Filipinos to describe this practice is "Political dynasty"‚ the equivalent of anoligarchy in political science. One can trace its roots from the Spanish colonial
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BOOK REVIEW THE RULE MAKERS HOW THE WEALTHY AND WELL BORN DOMINATE CONGRESS The congress or the House of Representatives and the Senate or the upper house are the two components of the legislative branch of the Philippine government. They are meant to pass bills‚ create laws‚ and approve budgets that benefit their constituents and the nation as a whole. In theory‚ this is the ideal upon which they were built‚ they would legislate for the people to best serve them and to ensure the
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originally written for princes and rulers is a book written with monarchies in mind‚ describing how to rule in all different varieties of monarchies; from dynasties to newly developing monarchies. This book also goes into great detail of how to maintain existing monarchies or how to conquer and keep them under your rule. Older monarchies or dynasties are tougher to conquer and keep because if you cannot win the hearts of the people they will rebel to restore power to their beloved leader they watched
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correctly? I think it doesn’t. We know for a fact that independent is arising yet we must know how to utilize and manage it. If Rizal continues to write a literary works‚ he would probably write about the political dynasties because it is really happening in our country. Political dynasties have long been present in democracies especially in our country‚ raising concerns that inequality in the distribution of political power may reflect
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opportunity to choose our country’s leaders in a marvel called ‘election’. But in a country where officials use their position for graft and corruption and enjoy a monopoly of political power to the disadvantage of rival leaders called “political dynasty”. Some of them even resort to unfair if not illegal means to keep their political rivals out of office: corruption‚ fraud‚ violence‚ vote-buying and intimidation. Graft and corruption in the Philippines has long been a topic of concern for those
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Akkedians had to have a single ruler because an empire doesn’t form itself; it needs a leader‚ which is the king. Similar to this is Menes the king of Egypt‚ he united Lower and Upper Egypt and built the first dynasty. Although Mesopotamia and Egypt were both based upon a single ruler‚ Egypt was a dynasty and passed down the power to the son‚ whereas Mesopotamia was just a monarchy didn’t necessarily pass down the power to the son. In Egypt the pharaohs‚ were believed to be gods‚ therefore it was a theocracy
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of Heaven was very significant because to the civilization because for many years they were shaped because of it. Additionally like the Shang Dynasty the Zhou Dynasty had a lot of significant achievements. During the Shang Dynasty they were three important philosophies‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Legalism. According to passage "Ancient Chinese Dynasties: Advancements and Achievements.” ‘Confucianism was the idea that people should behave ethically and have great respect and commitment for their
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History of my Family I was born in a family where my grandparents and parents are all the knowledgeable persons because all of them had the chances to go to colleges. Therefore‚ when I was a child‚ they always told me that the knowledge will change people’s lives to a better level. Since the education in China is not supported by the government‚ so people have to pay children’s education by themselves. Today‚ as I grew up and I am going to graduate with my degree‚ I thank my family for their love
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I enjoyed reading Chairman Mao is a Rotten Egg because it shows the relationship between parents and children and parents and the government under Mao Tse-tung. The mother in the story was very concerned with what she thought her child said because it had potential to jeopardize her relationship or right standing with the government. If her child‚ Ching-Ching‚ was a counterrevolutionary‚ there was a possibility that he would have been killed or at the least had his statement on record for the rest
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Econ 387 Assignment 1 Yilong Li Summary of “China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to High Growth.” The article “China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to High Growth” by Kaushik Basu particularly described the specific economy growth of China and India. She illustrates the growth through several points‚ such as‚ special labor force‚ capita income‚ social policy and market liberalization. In this essay‚ I’m giving a summary about her article through theses points and some personal opinions related
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