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Democratic Interventions

This document defines and compares different forms of government including monarchy, communism, dictatorship, federal, and democracy. It outlines four key elements of democracy according to political scientist Larry Diamond: free and fair elections, active citizen participation, protection of human rights, and rule of law. The document also discusses the state of democracy in the Philippines, noting it is considered a flawed democracy according to a 2014 survey, and identifies several challenges to democracy in the country.

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Democratic Interventions

This document defines and compares different forms of government including monarchy, communism, dictatorship, federal, and democracy. It outlines four key elements of democracy according to political scientist Larry Diamond: free and fair elections, active citizen participation, protection of human rights, and rule of law. The document also discusses the state of democracy in the Philippines, noting it is considered a flawed democracy according to a 2014 survey, and identifies several challenges to democracy in the country.

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  • Democratic Interventions
  • What is Government?
  • Monarchy
  • Forms of Government
  • Communism
  • Dictatorship
  • Federal
  • Democracy
  • Democracy as an Ideal
  • Democracy in the Philippines

DEMOCRATIC INTERVENTIONS

WHAT IS GOVERNMENT?

 A group of people that governs a community or unit.


 It sets and administers public policy and exercises
executive, political and sovereign power through
customs, institutions, and laws within a state.
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

 Monarchy
 Communist
 Dictatorship
 Federal
 Democracy
MONARCHY

 A government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who
reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right
COMMUNISM

 A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single -- often
authoritarian -- party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private
ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in
which all goods are equally shared by the people
DICTATORSHIP

 A form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power


FEDERAL
 A form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided -- usually by
means of a constitution -- between a central authority and a number of constituent
regions
DEMOCRACY
 A form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but
which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and
delegated authority periodically renewed.
DEMOCRACY AS AN IDEAL

According to political scientist Larry


Diamond, democracy consists of four key
elements:
DEMOCRACY AS AN IDEAL
1. A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair
elections
DEMOCRACY AS AN IDEAL
2. The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life
DEMOCRACY AS AN IDEAL

3. Protection of the human rights of all citizens


DEMOCRACY AS AN IDEAL

4. A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens
DEMOCRACY IN THE PHILIPPINES
DEMOCRACY IN THE PHILIPPINES

 In 2014, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy surveyed


the state of democracy in 165 independent states and two territories,
thus effectively covering the globe.

 The survey shows that only 26 countries in the world qualify as full
democracies; 53 countries are considered as flawed democracies; 33
countries are classified as hybrid regimes and 55 countries are classified
as authoritarian regimes.
DEMOCRACY IN THE PHILIPPINES

 In Asia, only two countries qualified as full democracies: Japan


and South Korea

 The Philippines was considered a country with flawed


democracy.
DEMOCRACY IN THE PHILIPPINES

1. Historical cause
2. Vulnerable electoral system
3. Rise of oligarchs
4. Incessant internal strife
5. Inability to resist foreign intervention

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