Polsci14 2Nd Exam

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What governments do, why they do it, and what difference it makes.

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Policy analysis

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-what governments choose to do or not do

-may regulate behavior, organize bureaucracies, distribute benefits, or extract taxes

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Public policies

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The authoritative allocation of values for the whole society

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Public policy (Easton)

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Projected program of goals, values and practices

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Policy(laswell and kaplan)

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Why study public policy?

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1. Scientific understanding (purely scientific reasons)

2. Problem Solving (proffessional reasons)

3. Policy recommendations

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Perscribing what policies government ought to pursue

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Policy advocacy

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Encourages scholars and students to attack critical policy issues with tools of systematic inquiry.

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Policy analysis

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Policy is an institutional output

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Institutional model

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Policy is a political activity

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Process Model

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Policy is a result of group equilibrium

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Group model

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Policy is the elite preference,

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Elite model

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Policy is the result of maximum social gain

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Rational Model

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Policy or policies are variations from the past,

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Incremental model

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Policy is rational choice in competitive situations

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Game theory

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Policy is the collective decision making by self interested individuals

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Public choice

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Policy is the output of a system

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Systems model

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Branch of government responsible for the implementation of laws and policies made in the legislature.

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Executive

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Enforcement agencies (police force, armed forces, array of govt bodies)

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Quangos (quasi autonomous non governmental organization)

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Functions of political executives

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-ceremonial duties

-control of policy making

-popular political leadership

-bureaucratic management

-crisis response

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Duty of the courts of Justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the govt

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Judicial Power

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A court order

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Writ of Mandamus

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Higher court issues to review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whether there were irregularities

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Certiorari

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A legal proceeding during which an individual's right to hold an office or governmental priveledge is challenged

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Quo warranto

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A writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court especially for investigation of a restraint the person's liberty (protection against alleged imprisonment)

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Habeas Corpus

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President qualifications

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1. Natural born

2. Registered voter

3. Able to read and write

4. At least 40 years of age on the day of the election

5. Resident of the Philippines for at least ten years

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Powers of the President

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-Power of control over the executive

-Power of ordinance

-power over aliens

-power of eminent domain, escheat, land reservation,

-power of appointment

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Power of the supreme court to declare a law, treaty, international or executive agreement, presidential decree, ordinance or regulation unconstitutional

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Power of Judicial Review

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Judicial Bar and Council (composition)

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1. Chief justice as ex officio chairman

2. Secretary of Justice and Representative of congress as ex officio members

3. Representative of the Integrated Bar

4. A profesor of Law

5. A retired member of the supreme court

6. Representative of the private sector

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Principal function of recommending appointees to the judiciary

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Judicial Bar and Council

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Supreme court (qualiications)

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1. Natural born citizen of the Philippines

2. At least 40 years of age

3. Should have been for 15 years a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the philippines

4. Persons of proven competence, independence and integrity

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Senate (qualifications)

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1. Natural born citizen of the Philippines

2. Able to read and write

3. At least 35 years of age

4. A resident of the Philippines at least 2 years prior to election

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House of representatives (qualifications)

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1. Natural born citizen of the Philippines

2. Able to read and write

3. At least 25 years of age

4. A resident of the Philippines at least 1 year prior to election

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5 Levels of Local Gov't

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1. Barangay

2. Municipality

3. City

4. Province

5. Region

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Power and authority of a court to hear, try, and decide a case

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Jurisdiction

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Career officials vs Political appointees

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-C. Officials have security of tenure