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Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

Activity 1: Essay writing


Instructions: Students should answer the following questions:
Step 1. What are the respective merits of presidential and parliamentary systems?
Put your answers in a table format.
Step 2. There are more countries in the world that adopt some form of parliamentary
system than a presidential system. There have been unsuccessful attempts in the past
to shift from a presidential system to a parliamentary system. In your assessment, is
the current presidential system appropriate for the Philippines or is there a need to
shift to a parliamentary system? Substantiate your answer in essay format.

1. Respective merits of presidential and parliamentary systems.

Presidential system Parliamentary system


● Presidents can claim a ● A unified government allows for
mandate and take the lead in the immediate implementation
establishing legislative of policies.
priorities. ● A clear line of policy making
● During a crisis, a president may responsibility contributes to
be able to take immediate accountability.
action. ● Minority parties are commonly
● Separation of powers may represented in parliamentary
better protect minority groups' legislatures.
rights when an independent ● Political parties and party
judiciary has the right to review discipline are typically strong.
judgments.

2. In your assessment, is the current presidential system appropriate for the


Philippines or is there a need to shift to a parliamentary system?
- In my opinion there is no need to shift from the presidential system to
parliamentary, as the shift may have some imbalance and concerns in political
matters. That is why I think there is no need to shift, as the presidential system
provides for stronger checks and balances, particularly with regards to executive
power.

Activity 2:
Instructions. Reflect and answer the following questions as per your own observation:
Question 1. What are the problems of Philippine government institutions?
- There are many problems in the Philippine government institutions, these are
corruption within the institutions from local government to the executive branch of
government. Besides this, political dynasties are also one of the problems in the
philippine government.
Question 2. How did these problems arise?
- Corruption arises when the one in charge abuses their power; bribery, extortion,
fraud, cartels, abuse of power, embezzlement, and money laundering are the
other reasons why corruption arises, and these are usually done in secret that is
why some leaders are still in charge. Nepotism is the main cause of political
dynasties, when one of the family is in politics, another family member also runs
because they are related to that said family member.
Question 3. How should we deal with these problems?
- This can be dealt with by electing and voting the rightful leaders, the one with a
good background. By electing critically the rightful leaders, the Philippine
government will have no corruption. Moreover when the one in charge in the
government is the one that fights corruption, then this can be reduced and dealt
with. Political dynasties can be dealt with by simply not voting related to that
same family, but it depends if the opposition candidate is capable and have a
good background.

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