Philippine Politics and Governance

1. POLITICAL
IDEOLOGIES

2. OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able
to;
 Describe the different political ideologies
 Differentiate the political ideologies

3. • a systematic body of concepts especially about
human life or culture
• a manner or the content of thinking characteristic
of an individual, group or culture
• is a more or less coherent set of ideas that
provides the basis for organized political action
wether this is intended to preserve, modify or
overthrow the existing system of power.

4. • is a set of related beliefs about political theory and
policy held by an individual, group of individuals or
a particular social class.
• political ideologies form the basis of how they view
the world around them and the proper role of
government in the world.
(Heywood 2003)

5. COMMUNISM
 Karl Marx
 The government controls the economy and owns all
industries and properties
 Assets and property are shared by the people equally
 No social classes
 Usually an authoritarian government (absolute ruler; total
obedience; little/no democracy

6. COMMUNISM
Positives Negatives
+ Focus on economic equality - Often involves violent revolution
- Practice differs from the ideas
- Severe censorship

7. SOCIALISM
 The government or community, controls business, assets
and land
 Based on cooperation, rather than competition
 Believes in more money for social services
 Supports unions and working people
 Control is delegated to the state; distribution comes in the
form of underlying social welfare to satisfy everyone basic
needs, like housing, education and health care.

8. SOCIALISM
Positives Negatives
+ Focus on economic equality
+ Freedom is important
- Government intervention in
economics

9. LIBERALISM
 John Locke (Father of Liberalism)
 Founded on ideas of liberty and equality
 Democratic government
 People have freedom and rights
 People can influence change in politics, society and
economy
 Doesn’t push for “big” changes
 Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion,
free markets, civil rights, gender equality, international
cooperation, democratic societies.

10. LIBERALISM
Positives Negatives
+ All citizens have access to basic
necessities of life
- Can lead to debt

11. CONSERVATISM
 Inclination to maintain existing or traditional beliefs, ways
or institutions
 Opposition to sudden changes in how things are done
 Belief that successful people should rule
Believe in:
 Traditional way of life
 Human Imperfection
 Organic Society
 Hierarchy
 Authority

12. CONSERVATISM
Positives Negatives
+ Economic freedom
+ Intellectual equality
- Imposed morality
- Censorship

13. FASCISM
 No democracy
 Strong, central government led by a dictator (absolute
leader; unrestricted by law)
 Government controls society and industry
 Government uses terror and censorship to suppress
opposition
 Intense supportive of violence to achieve political means.
ADOLF HITLER (GERMANY)

14. FASCISM
Positives Negatives
+ If you are the dictator! - Tight control
- Severe censorship
- No intellectual freedom
- Little economic freedom

15. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!
- SIR MIKE