ARRIESGAO COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.
Visayan Village, Tagum City
SYLLABUS IN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
Teachers: BOMIND C. SOLTES, KATHLEEN D. BONGGATO, JEREMY C. DAROY
Grade: GRADE 12
Month Quarter Topic(s) Objective(s) Reference(s) Page Remarks
Definition of Politics Define politics.
Legitimacy, Sovereignty, and Authority Talk about the context of politics in QUIPPER 4-9
Different Views on Politics the Philippines.
AUGUST 1ST Politics as the Art of Government Analyze the different views on
Politics as Public Affairs politics.
Politics as Compromise and Consensus
Politics as Power and Distribution of
Resources
SEPTEMBER 1st Liberalism Define liberalism and its key QUIPPER 5-20
principles.
Explain the historical
development of liberalism.
Identify key liberal thinkers.
Compare the variations of
liberalism.
Assess political systems
founded on liberal
principles.
Conservatism QUIPPER 3-15
Define conservatism as a
political ideology.
Learn the historical
background of conservatism.
Differentiate conservatism
from other ideologies.
QUIPPER 3-18
Socialism
Characterize socialism.
Outline the historical
background that led to
socialism.
Differentiate socialism from
liberalism and communism.
QUIPPER 4-19
Communism
Explain the tenets of
communism as an ideology.
Identify the different
variants of communism.
Differentiate communism
from socialism and other
political ideologies.
QUIPPER 4-32
Populism
Define populism as an
ideology.
Explain the characteristics
and development of
populism.
Differentiate populism from
other political ideologies.
QUIPPER 3-19
Feminism
Define feminism.
Explain the origins of
feminism.
Differentiate feminism from QUIPPER 5-26
Ideologies and Political Communities other political ideologies.
Understand the different
interpretations of a political
community.
Analyze the relationship
between ideologies and
political communities.
Evaluate competing ideas
about our affairs as a
political community.
OCTOBER 1st Power in Politics Define power in the political QUIPPER 3-14
aspect.
Discuss the nature of power
in politics.
Explain the role of power in
politics and governance.
QUIPPER 4-18
Types and Dimensions of Power Compare the types and
dimensions of power.
Recognize the type and QUIPPER 4-21
dimension of power in a
situation.
Deployments and Consequences Illustrate how types of QUIPPER 4-21
of Power power operate in different
dimensions.
Identify the different ways of
deploying power and the
consequences of power.
Analyze the consequences of
deploying power across
various contexts in
contemporary politics.
Define the concepts of a 2-23
QUIPPER
States and Nations nation and a state.
Differentiate a nation from a
state.
Explain the importance of
nations and states in
understanding politics.
2-20
Globalization QUIPPER
Define globalization.
Explain the different
dimensions and historical
context of globalization.
Analyze the impacts of
globalization on the politics
of states and nations.
NOVEMBER The Government in the Precolonial QUIPPER 2-19
Describe the precolonial
Philippines
barangay system of
government.
Explain the different
functions of a chieftain or
datu.
The Spanish Colonial Government in the Explain politics and QUIPPER 4-20
Philippines and the Malolos Government governance in the
Philippines during the
Spanish colonization and the
First Philippine Republic.
Analyze the contribution of
the Spanish colonization and
the First Republic in the
evolution of Philippine
politics and governance.
The American Colonial Government in
QUIPPER
the Philippines 4-18
Explain the history and
legacy of the American
colonial government in the
Philippines.
Explain the structure of the
government during this
period.
Analyze the development of
Philippine politics and
The Japanese Colonial Government in governance. QUIPPER 4-19
the Philippines and the Second Republic
Describe how political
institutions evolved under
Japanese rule.
Explain politics and
governance in the
Philippines during the
Japanese occupation.
Analyze the characteristics
of the Second Republic
established under the
Japanese rule.
The Contemporary Government of the
Philippines: Third, Fourth, and Fifth QUIPPER
Republics 3-24
Explain politics and
governance during the Third,
Fourth, and Fifth Philippine
Republics.
Analyze the contribution of
the Third, Fourth, and Fifth
Republics in the evolution of
Philippine politics and
governance.
DECEMBER The Executive Branch QUIPPER 3-24
Explain the nature, roles,
and powers of the
Philippine presidency.
Analyze contemporary
Philippine presidents and
how they fulfill their roles
and wield their powers.
Identify the structure of
the executive branch and
its different agencies.
Explain how the
Philippine president
manages the agencies of
the executive branch.
The Legislative Branch QUIPPER 4-25
Describe the Senate’s role
in the system of checks
and balances.
Identify the scope and
limitations of the Senate's
power.
Explain how the Senate
can deploy its powers in
specific political
situations.
Identify the principles
behind the composition
and structure of the
Philippine Congress.
Compare the two
chambers of Congress.
Assess the performance
of Congress based on a
specific situation.
The Judicial Branch QUIPPER 4-25
Explain the roles and
responsibilities of the
Supreme Court of the
Philippines.
Explain the role of the
judiciary in upholding the
principle of checks and
balances.
Identify the other judicial
courts in the Philippines.
Differentiate the roles
and functions of other
judicial courts from one
another.
