PowerPoint on International Law

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4ZlFqRUZqY2syOGc/view?usp=sharing

Motions: Debate Against the House of 3Pol3

1. DELOS REYES - THBT economically stable states should avoid using its resources for the welfare of developing states.
2. DAVID, KYLA - TH will penalize industrialized states for crimes against the environment.
3. DAVID, FONZY- THBT sustainability programs are laughable useless projects.
4. ALONTO - TH will fence the Vatican's power from Asia.
5. AMOYO - TH will conduct trade embargo on Philippines.
6. CAPUCHINO -  THBT the Vatican should assert policies upon world.
7. REYES - THBT humanitarian aid degrades humanity.
8. JIMENEZ - THBT the world needs a one child policy.
9. MONTEFALCON - THBT the Vatican is pro west.

PGC - Dynamics of the 3 Powers

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4SWs3SWVZc19IakU/view?usp=sharing

Debate Motions for 3Pol3 - Feb 22, 2016

1. THBT Global economic organizations are better than regional ones. – MARANA
2. THBT Regional economic organizations are better than a global one. – MMAKAYAN
3. THBT There should be political ideology requirements to become a member of an IGO. – ARZADON
4. TH condemns G7/G8 type organizations for promoting economic inequality. – DIONISIO
5. TH will follow the brexit example. - ROLLO
6. TH should set G7/G8 practices as a way of correcting international state behavior. – AGUIRRE
7. THBT the international community is best served by informal rules and organizations than by formal ones. – SISON
8. THBT International organizations are tools for hegemony and not for balance of power. – BALMEO
9. TH will disolve ASEAN - LUMANANG  
10. THBT Asia should have its own confederation  - PIMENTEL

Debate Motions for Nov 21 - 3Pol2

1. THBT Global economic organizations are better than regional ones. – AVESTRUZ
2. THBT Regional economic organizations are better than a global one. – MACARANAS
3. THBT There should be political ideology requirements to become a member of an IGO. – CORDERO
4. TH condemns G7/G8 type organizations for promoting economic inequality. – ANIES
5. TH will follow the brexit example. - OCAMPO
6. TH should set G7/G8 practices as a way of correcting international state behavior. – RECANA
7. THBT the international community is best served by informal rules and organizations than by formal ones. – PEREDA
8. THBT International organizations are tools for hegemony and not for balance of power. – JAVIER 

Debate Motions for Nov 21 - 3Pol2

1. THBT Global economic organizations are better than regional ones. – AVESTRUZ
2. THBT Regional economic organizations are better than a global one. – MACARANAS
3. THBT There should be political ideology requirements to become a member of an IGO. – CORDERO
4. TH condemns G7/G8 type organizations for promoting economic inequality. – ANIES
5. TH will follow the brexit example. - OCAMPO
6. TH should set G7/G8 practices as a way of correcting international state behavior. – RECANA
7. THBT the international community is best served by informal rules and organizations than by formal ones. – PEREDA
8. THBT International organizations are tools for hegemony and not for balance of power. – JAVIER 

Sudden Death Proscriptions for the Infographic

• Submission is not an infographic.
• Infographic is cramped, untidy, unclear, or uncreative.
• Name of Student does not appear at the lower right portion.
• Answers do not reflect the two goals.
• For the entire class - cover should be creative, but contains the format of title.  creative, but not to the point of straying from the theme of the activity.  Which is simulating IR and differentiating it from Compa.

NationStates - a 3Pol2 and 3Pol3 IR Online Simulation

Play the game, and simulate building and managing your state in the Political Science way.

https://www.nationstates.net/

NationStates is a freeware online simulation of state building and management.

Click the link above and start building your state by making political decisions based on your own preferences, political leanings, ideology, or worldview.

As you play, make sure that you take LOTS of screenshots.  These will be needed in the output, which is an infographic that you will assemble with cutouts of your printed screenshots.

Goals are 1) simulate running a state and know of the repercussions of your political and governmental decisions; and 2) to distinguish Comparative Politics elements from International Relations elements.

Hence:

Output must address two tasks:

1. Describe the study of Comparative Politics through the simulation that you experienced in the game.
2. Describe the study of International Relations through the simulation that you experienced in the game.

Output is accomplished through an infographic printed on a long oslo paper or cardboard paper.  The paper must be plain.  Answer on the two tasks above should be two separate newspaper type columns.  They should be stated in a series of short, direct statements.

The two tasks above are actually argumentative.  You need to prove how the game simulated the two sub-disciplines of political science. Hence use the debate skills taught in class.  Just be direct, do not give me long paragraphs.  IT'S AN INFOGRAPHIC, not a formal paper.  It's a way to deliver content to people.  Which is an important skill in the field after graduation.

Use the screenshots to prove your answers.  Use large fonts.  Limit answers to 3 - 4 short, direct, clear yet correct sentences.  There should be 5 proofs.  You should be able to identify the proof by relating it to specific parts of Compa or IR.  

You need to add the pictures, and use whatever creative way to connect the pictures to the text.  Use arrows and position properly. 1 or pictures should also clearly show you using the simulator.

All outputs are to be collected by the class president and compiled in a long sized clearbook, alphabetically.  There should be a creative cover featuring:

NationStates

An Online Freeware Simulator for Political Science 

Outcomes:  

1) Simulate experience of what are being studied.

2) Use the simulator to distinguish experience of 

concepts in Comparative Politics and of concepts in

Introduction to International Relations Theory.

Submitted to: Mr. Ronald M. Castillo M.A.

Professor

Submitted b: 3Pol(2 or 3)

Checkout samples of infographics as guides.

Individual student signature should be creatively and clearly placed at the lower corner of the output.

You will be graded on:

1. How correct your answers are to the two tasks.
2. How you were able to prove using pictures.
3. How you were able to prove based on connecting the answer to IR related components.

2 pts each.  3 categories above, 5 answers each.  

Points are 2 or 1 or 0.  

• 2 points are given if each of the three categories were satisfied correctly with proofs and with no flaws.
• 1 point for correct but flawed manner of answering.
• 0 for incorrect answer: 

Hence: highest total score is 2 x 10 (5 categories and and 2 sub-disciplines).

Failure to follow an instruction gets 1-2 points deduction per part not followed.

Writing the Significance of the Study

What is SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY as a part of Chapter I?

This is a 2 component (2 or 4 paragraphs) area of the Introduction.  It tells the reader of your thesis who or what will benefit from your research.  Not having a good Significance fails the entire thesis

Who wants to read, or publish, or even waste time in researching something useless?  Hence, if you are writing to graduate, then you are most probably having dificulty in research.  However if you are writing because of that goal, or those goals, then your research has direction.

How to Write:

The significance should address two components.

1st is theoretical significance.  One good way is, among the sub-disciplines of your program, which among them, and what topics can benefit from the information gained from your manuscript?

In Political Science, Comparative Politics is a sub-discipline.  Political Geography is another.  A thesis can add to the geopolitical knowledge on the significance of the Spratlys.  Or a thesis can contribute a new method in comparative politics.

e.g. The findings of the researchers can contribute to the body of knowledge of comparative politics and provide further insight regarding racial differentiation as a method of comparative political behavior among states.  Literature review has shown minimal research on the topic, and this research will be a new addition to it.

Or the method has not been used, and the researchers original work can begin the foundation.

2nd is practical significance.  How does your thesis address: issues? people? institutions? situations? problems? The combination depends on your thesis.

e.g.  A thesis on cyber bullying

This research can shed more light on the politics of cyber bullying. (Give your explanations how as exemplified in the previous example).

Or you can follow the format in my thesis.

http://www.academia.edu/13228860/Federalism_and_its_Potential_Application_to_the_Republic_of_the_Philippines

Abstract Writing for My Thesis Students

What is an abstract?

• An abstract is not a summary of the thesis, though it can be mistaken as one.
• Rather an abstract is the gist of a thesis.
• In one glance a reader can know the heart of the thesis.

How to do:

1. The entire abstract is only 1 paragraph with around 350 words.
2. All sentences must be as direct as possible.  Never neglect transition though.
3. First sentence represents the background in 1 sentence.  Why are you writing? It should be catchy.
4. Since this is only the preliminary chapters (1-3) the next few sentences should cover a) your research question.  And b) the method that you plan to use.
5. A finished thesis will contain the THESES of the manuscript.  When I say theses, they are the findings of your research should appear in the conclusion.  These are direct statements that answer your main question and sub-questions.
6. AGAIN since this is only chapters 1-3, you can instead state your expected findings.

Link to my thesis through Academia.edu

For those who haven't read or downloaded.  You can use my thesis as guide in technical format.

http://www.academia.edu/13228860/Federalism_and_its_Potential_Application_to_the_Republic_of_the_Philippines

Debate Against the House Nov 15, 2016 3Pol3

1st -

IR Additional Readings

Soft Power

http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/content/articles/speakers/detailed/erkki-tuomioja/erkki-tumioja_-_the-role-of-soft-power-in-eu-common-foreign-policy.pdf?Interview-with-Erkki-Tuomioja-Former-Finnish-Foreign-Minister

Hard Power
http://www.cfr.org/japan/japans-hard-power-play/p36129

2nd -

Rule on proscription regarding on reading a speech on the House Floor will be strictly enforced with auto zero score.

3rd -

Here are this week's motions:

1. TH will begin a nuclear weapons program. - VILLANUEVA
2. THBT the Philippines needs U.S. military bases back in the Philippines. - VIERNES
3. TH condemns President Duterte is a failed diplimat. - SALAPARE
4. TH will support Japan as Asia's world Superpower. - SERANO
5. TH promotes soft power as alternative to military balance of power. - NACISVALENCIA
6. TH condemns Trump's foreign policy agendas. - LOJA
7. THBT hard power is the true way to win disputes. - MACEDONIO
8. THBT the Philippines should invest more of the national budget on military science. - ALEMAN
9. TH will remove the exemption of countries from nuclear disarmament. - ESTARGO
10. TH will disarm China. - ESPELA
11. TH will empower  Japan to develop its military to help maintain the security of Asia. - NICOLAS

4th 

Quiz on the readings after debate.

Debate Against the House November 14 3Pol2

1st -

IR Additional Readings

Soft Power

http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/content/articles/speakers/detailed/erkki-tuomioja/erkki-tumioja_-_the-role-of-soft-power-in-eu-common-foreign-policy.pdf?Interview-with-Erkki-Tuomioja-Former-Finnish-Foreign-Minister

Hard Power
http://www.cfr.org/japan/japans-hard-power-play/p36129

2nd -

Rule on proscription regarding on reading a speech on the House Floor will be strictly enforced with auto zero score.

3rd -

Here are this week's motions:

1. THBT every country should have a nuclear weapons program. - TAMAYAO
2. TH will allow military bases in the Philippines. - DUTOSME
3. THBT that President Duterte is a skilled propagandist. - VELOSO
4. THBT that China should be supported by Asia as their world Superpower. - VIVIT
5. TH promotes soft power as alternative to military balance of power. - VICENCIO
6. TH condemns the election of Trump as President of U.S. - GALIT
7. TH condemns the use of soft power as useless. - BERNARDEZ
8. THBT the Philippines should invest more of the national budget on military science. - BACLAYO
9. THBT no country should be exempt from nuclear disarmament. - ONG
10. TH will disarm China. - CORPUZ
11. THBT Japan should be allowed to develop its military to help maintain the security of Asia. - MEDES

4th 

Quiz on the readings after debate.

IR - Rubric for Debate Against The House

Download Rubric at:

https://drive.google.com/a/ust.edu.ph/file/d/0Bx1htiOsEJlFcDlfQjdPbTFZdms/view?usp=sharing

Note:  The PPT has also been made accessible.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx1htiOsEJlFR3RfZTZZRlhuc1E/view?usp=sharing

Debate Against The House - 3POL3 Motions (Nov 8, 2016)

1. Gonzales, Aerish – THBT all parts of the seas should be considered as High Seas
2. Galvez, Aerin – TH will police the Pacific Ocean
3. Francia, Mateo – THBT the U.S. loss of maritime hegemony to China is the beginning of U.S. end as international hegemon.
4. Dayanghirang, Elyanna – THBT conditions in Syria qualifies it to invasion for the purpose of rehabilitation by foreign powers.
5. Barcelon, Hershel – THBT the Philippines need China as a maritime ally. 
6. Quiambao, Regina – THBT war instead of law should determine control of the seas.
7. Martinez, Karla – TH should surrender power to China.
8. Tabalno, Jenn – TH rejects the principle of just war.
9. Baltazar, Anna – TH should surrender power to China.
10. Claro, Queenie – THBT Article 1 of the U.N.Charter needs revision to pursue justice at the expense of peace.

Debate Against The House - 3POL2 Motions (Nov 7, 2016)

1. Nizal, Abby - TH should control the Indian Ocean
2. Guco, Augustus - THBT China's Sea Power should be limited by international law.
3. Joson, Carlo - THBT just war is a catholic idea and hence does not universally apply to the world.
4. Mangahas, Cesca - THBT the U.S. should nullify its alliance with the Philippines.
5. Cruz, Leila - THBT the principles of separation of church and state should be made an international relationsprinciple.
6. Duran, Ian - TH will create a world organization in charge of pursuing justice. 
7. Estana, Hannah - THBT there should be a recognized military power to protect the Pacific Ocean.
8. Areta, Karen - TH will use war as a principle of national policy.

PGC 4AD5

Political Compass Test

Take the test and print the certificate.

https://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Debate Against the House PPT

https://drive.google.com/a/ust.edu.ph/file/d/0Bx1htiOsEJlFR3RfZTZZRlhuc1E/view?usp=sharing

Debate Briefings

November 7 and 8, 2016

From Just War to False Peace - Delahunty and Yoo (2012)

http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3192&context=facpubs

Command of the Sea: An Old Concept Resurfaces in a New Form - Rubel (2012)

https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/e7dabb3b-333d-4af1-8eb3-b98d311c470d/Command-of-the-Sea--An-Old-Concept-Surfaces-in-a-N

November 14 and 15, 2016

The U.S.-Philippines Defense Alliance

The Global Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime

November 21 and 22, 2016

The G7

The Group of Eight (G8) Industrialized Nations

Mercosur: South America's Fractious Trade Bloc

November 28 and 29, 2016

Sustainable Development Goals

Food Price Volatility and Insecurity

Papal Succession in the Catholic Church

Proscriptions for Paper Writing

Committing the following will merit an automatic zero / 0 for the finals paper:

• Late submission in class on due date (all submissions after due date require a valid excuse and merits 5 pts deduction per day).
• Poor bibliographic list.
• Bloated bibliographic list (source in list but not in-text/parenthetical).
• Missing in-text citations.
• More than one unnecessary direct quote.
• Uncreative title.  Title must be "creative: academic" e.g.  An Unlikely Partnership: Critical Implications of the ASEAN Integration"
• Did not follow format.
• Plagiarized work.  - Unparaphrased but cited material is plagiarized. 
• Work does not fit the required content (argumentative paper must be argumentative, not simply descriptive.).
• Grammatical and composition errors that span across the entire paper.

International Relations: Guidelines for the Research Paper

The papers will be 40% of each of the grading periods (Prelim Grade, and Final Grade).

For Pol 281, International Relations Paper will be a manuscript proposing a basic thesis on the international relations environment.

Your goal is to write a well researched argumentative paper, as original as possible, well supported by facts, and worth presenting at an international conference.

How to go about with the paper:

In observing the international world, note what issues exist (based on news, what you read in BBC, CNN, CFR).  Pick one that is relevant (currently being debated on, currently affecting many people.).  Propose a model to address that issue.

What's a model?  It will be an illustration of a theory in it's practical application on a particular issue. Remember that theses are usually generalizable, but for this paper, you will propose a specific, direct, positive statement.  E.g.  "Model X can solve the Syrian conflict"

Since it's an illustration of a theory.  Your proposal will either be based 1) on an existing IR theory (e.g. Machiavelli's tenents in The Prince, Wilson's Speech... etc.) , or 2) based on a currently existing sample or way used in a different place in the world (e.g. the EU, Australia's Migration Policy... etc.)

I want you to illustrate the theory or sample using shapes, lines and arrows from MS Word. Transform the idea into a comprehensible image or diagram.  Use colors if necessary.  Name the model after the source.

E.g.  Richelius' Theory on Embassies , Diagram by Ronald M. Castillo AB Political Science Student

Hence, the Introduction must  give a concise background on the issue, identify the actors involved (without sounding enumerative), show the model with a brief background and explanation, propose the thesis argument.  

Prove to me in your discussion, how  such model will be able to address the issue.

Conclude by giving me a concise affirmation of the thesis and the main points that premised and supported your thesis.

Sample issues:  war, peace efforts,  

Balance your references with library / non-library sources.  Print / non-print sources, web and non-web sources, electronic / non-electronic sources.  You don't need to get all of these.  Just make sure your references are balanced.  E.g. not all are web or all books, only 1 library source.

Technical Reminders:

Use standard paper format.  Spacing is double spaced.  6 pages including References.  Cover page will have the "1st 3 lines" reuirement and the Rubric.  Introduction immediately begins on the next page (which counts as page 1).
Use headings (major and minor).  

Sudden death applies.
Each manuscript must have had at least two library references.  Support by affixing a UST Benavides Library Check-out receipt stapled to the references page.

Rubric:

Don't just download the Rubric.  Read it and base your paper on it since the grades will be based on this chart.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4NlppMi1kTVlHczQ/view?usp=sharing


Write and review your work.

A.Y. 2016-2017 1st Semester Syllabi

PGC

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4R0UyakdOTGlJQ1U/view?usp=sharing

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IR

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4UzdTbmpremhKSjA/view?usp=sharing

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H/ETAR

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4TGxja1NGQkk4dkk/view?usp=sharing

International Relations: A Version of the Story of the Scorpion

Download Here

Powerpoint - History of International Relations

Download Here

Readings for International Relations 3Pol

For all 3Pol under the Empress.  I will discuss history of IR and the basic concepts of IR on the 4th Week of August (next week as of this posting).  Recitations on the readings begin the week after that (Principal Theories).   

Prelim Period

[last week of August]

1.  International Relations, Principal Theories - Slaughter (2011)

http://www.princeton.edu/~slaughtr/Articles/722_IntlRelPrincipalTheories_Slaughter_20110509z

http://www.afes-press.de/pdf/Hague/Brauch_Worldviews.pdf

[1st week of September]

2.  "A Realist Theory of International Politics"
     "Political Power"
     "The Balance of Power" - Morgenthau (Politics Among Nations)

https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjryYmI_MfOAhXEn5QKHd6UAEsQFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.1.sqspcdn.com%2Fstatic%2Ff%2F1385000%2F21639490%2F1358198233217%2F327ESSEssentialReadingsI&usg=AFQjCNH4usYfEltOL89yIqbGgx3SIL_j1A&sig2=DXwdyf-HYZUqIjDxhfHwnA

Note: The previous link "Essential Readings in World Politics" will contain majority of readings, many of them are permitted reprints of the originals.  Subsequent topics can be found in this ebook.

[2nd week of September]

3. Perpetual Peace - Immanuel Kant (Sections 1 and 2)

http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/kant1795_1.pdf

4. Liberalism and World Politics - Doyle (see Link 2 above)

5.  The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System - Wallerstein (see Link 2 above)

[3rd week of September]

6.  Sovereignty - Krasner (see Link 2 above)

7.  The Clash of Civilizations - Huntington

http://users.metu.edu.tr/utuba/Huntington.pdf

8.  War as an Instrument of Policy - Clausewitz (see Link 2 above)

9.  Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma - Jervis (see Link 2 above)

Finals Period

10. From Just War to False Peace - Delahunty and Yoo (2012)

http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3192&context=facpubs

11. Command of the Sea: An Old Concept Resurfaces in a New Form - Rubel (2012)

https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/e7dabb3b-333d-4af1-8eb3-b98d311c470d/Command-of-the-Sea--An-Old-Concept-Surfaces-in-a-N

Powerpoints for PGC

Both powerpoints for Legislative and Executive Department are here:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B30MHtoilXd4UTFEVHBkWlU5ZlU&usp=sharing


Use them as guide for reviewing.

Reminder!

FINAL EXAM FOR LM PGC IS FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016.

Pointers/Coverage

Bill of Rights as listed in the syllabus.

Legislative Branch (Composition, Qualifications, Powers-as discussed and in powerpoint).

Executive Branch (Composition, Qualifications, Powers-as discussed and in powerpoint).

Judicial Branch (Composition, Qualifications, Writs-Issuances)

Rizal Class - Finals List of Marks

List of Marks Download

FS PGC for May 14, 2016

For Saturday, meeting will be at AB Computer Lab.

Read and bring your copies for Article VII.

FS PGC Announcement

Class will be conducted at AB Computer Laboratory on April 30. 2016.

Please read Article VI - The Legislative Department

For concerns regarding the online quiz last week, do not worry, we will resolve everything this Saturday.  Do not stress.

FS PGC Bill of Rights Powerpoint

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4UHplWWszdm1ETEk/view?usp=sharing

FS PGC: Update for Saturday April 16, 2016

Class will be conducted at AB Computer Lab.  See you on Saturday.

POL 264: Reminders for the Article

Submission is extended to Wed, April 20, 2016.

All pairs are given an additional 3rd page for the write-up.

Hence

 Page 0 - Title, Names, Rubric

 Page 1,2,3 - Content of the write-up.

One article, one thesis/claim supported by the artifacts.

Thesis is based on your analysis of a common theme that you interpreted from the artifacts.

Quiz newxt week will only be Moral Code and the Film.

Post questions on the comment box here for those who need clarifications.  

PGC - Political Compass Test

Here's the link.

https://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Take the test.

Download and print the certificate.

POL 264 - Rizal Timeline Presentation Rubric

Download and print the rubric per group, fill it up.  Bring on day of presentation along with script and print-out of the cases all properly placed in a folder and held together by a clamp.


Download Here

PGC - Skit Rubrics

Download and print the rubric per group, fill it up.  Bring on day of presentation along with script and print-out of the cases all properly placed in a folder and held together by a clamp.

Download Here

FS PGC Announcement

There will be no meeting tomorrow, Saturday, April 2, 2016.

I'll be the guest trainer for TPSF Community Development Program.

For your assignment.  Work with the same group members that you had when you did analysis on Citizenship. Read Article III, Sections 1 and 2:

Read news from 1) Korea, 2) China, and 3) Japan/ or USA. Make screen captures of news 1 news that is related to each section.  Hence, there are 3 countries, 2 news each (1 for each section).  Place the screen captures in a powerpoint.  One slide per screen capture.  Write the section name (Article III Section 1 Right to Due Process) as title of the slide, and place the source of the news (name of news media, date).  Organize your powerpoint by using section headers per country.

Submit via email by 3:00 p.m. April 9, 2016.

POL 264 - Rizal's Written Works

Download as guide.

Remember, this Power Point serves as a guide and a reminder to properly read.  It will not contain every information in the readings.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4ZG5JSDd0VHZhcDQ/view?usp=sharing

Power Point for Pol 264 - Qualitative Analysis

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4dXRWMXFsMHFvS00/view?usp=sharing

Power Points for Migration Class

Theories

Basic Concepts

PGC (Team Teaching w/ Dr. Tangco) - Kinds of Constitutions

Constitutions can be classified in three ways.  Each classification has two possible kinds.  Hence a particular state's constitution will have three traits.

A.  According to the origin - how was the constitution created?

1. Cummulative - The constitution is the product of years of adding and changing to the law.  No convention (meeting of representatives) created the law.  Rather as the state evolved, the rules was also compiled and developed.
2. Conventional or enacted - The basic way of making a constitution follows enactment (the process wherein the people or their representatives approve the law).  In this process a Constituent Assembly (composed of the present lawmakers) or Constitutional Convention (composed of newly elected representatives) will meet and draft the law for approval by the people through a Plebiscite.

B.  According to the form 

1. Written - Most laws are generally in a written form.  Like the Philippine constitution, it is a written document.
2. Unwritten - Certain states have oral traditions and customs.  These compose their constitution.  The policies are passed down from generation to generation.  The most common example is the constitution of England wherein many customs of government are unwritten.

C.  According to the ease of amendment

1. Rigid or Inelastic - The constitution is not easily changed.  If policies need to be changed, it will take a complex process.  And the vote required for the approval requires a higher number than majority (majority equals one-half plus one).
2. Flexible or Elastic - The constitution can easily be changed.  Simple process and the number of votes required is simply majority.

PGC - Powerpoint for Article IV and V

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4WHFrWV9fQzc0T3c/view?usp=sharing

ASN 902 - Paper Presentation Rubric

Download and print per group.  Write group name and names of members at the appropriate cells.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4Vk9PRFY3aVZ5Rkk/view?usp=sharing

PGC (Team Teaching w/ Dr. Tangco) - Classifications and Types of Government

A.  According to the number of Rulers

1. Monarchy - single benevolent ruler.  Kings and Queens.
2. Aristocracy - few benevolent rulers, Ruling class are the elite educated.  Small council.
3. Oligarchy - few rulers, Corrupt manner.  Ruling class are the rich elite.  Small council.
4. Democracy - many rulers.  Almost all qualified citizens participate in government.

B.  According to the power exercised by the central or national government.

1. Unitary - Two levels of government.  National and local.  Central (national) level has more control over local, Constitution grants most government powers to Central/national level.  Local level is dependent on Central.
2. Federal - Two levels of government.  Federal (national) and local.  The constitution grants autonomy to the local level.  Less or no dependence by local to Federal.

C.  According to the relationship between the Executive and Legislative branches.

1. Presidential - There is separation of powers between the Executive and Legislative branches.  
2. Parliamentary - There is fusion of powers.  Executive (Prime Minister) is a part of the Legislative (House of Parliament).

D.  According to the Nature and Origin of Power.

1. Hereditary - The power to govern is passed down within a family line, also known as a line of succession from the Ruler to the Heir.
2. Elective - The power to govern is given through the process of voting.

E.  According to the identity or non-identity of the state and government with the people.

1. Primary - Also known as direct democracy.  The people have direct participation in government.
2. Representative - Also known as a Republic.  The people choose, through elections, a set of men and women to handle the affairs of government.  The government is accountable to the people.

PS PGC Powerpoint for Quiz 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4TkhOdHpEU3J5am8/view?usp=sharing


You can ask questions here through the comments.

Country Posting for 4ASN2

Pls. post your selected States for comparisons.  Pls biefly and clearly the explain how they are similarly situated for a comparative analysis to be acceptable.

Country Posting for 4ASN1

Pls. post your selected States for comparisons.  Pls biefly and clearly the explain how they are similarly situated for a comparative analysis to be acceptable.

PS PGC Deadline of Powerpoint

Deadline of powerpoint is friday at 10:00 p.m. Ferbuary 26, 2015.

Please read Parts A, B, D of Textbook on the Philippine Constitution by Hector de Leon also read the Philippine Preamble.

PS PGC for Foreign Students

We will have a meeting tomorrow Feb 20, 2016.

We 1st resume watching the film.  Then we proceed with the Preamble recitations.

Powerpoints will be submitted to my email - ustrmc22@gmail.com

LM PGC Class Learning Task and Outcome - Election Debate

We will finish class group presentations when I get back.

For now:

Read Articles IV and V of the Philippine Constitution.
Read news and related articles on the Presidentiables of the upcoming Philippine National Elections.
Read on Grace Poe's citizenship qualification case.

This is matter-loading in parliamentary debate, wherein participants research and get to know possible facts of the debate questions.

We will have a class debate on the following points:

• Should Grace Poe be allowed to run as President of the Philippines?
• Should qualifications for voters be changed?  Which ones should be removed?
• Should additional qualifications for voters be required?  What qualifications?

Debate will be done once all groups are done with presentations.

We will follow the Rubric for individual recitations as can be found in the course syllabus.  Read and prepare.  Good luck and God bless.

POL 264 Learning Task and Outcome - Paragons of Rizal’s Philosophy

Greetings, loyal Sons and Daughters of the Empire.  The Empress gets better as the days pass.  Hopefully, he will be with you by Friday this week or Monday next week.

For now, here are your Outcomes Based Education (OBE) Task.

Accomplishing the task requires that you read the writings of Rizal as listed in unit 2 of the course syllabus.

This is not group work, but requires the collaboration of the class to make it work.  Hence students will be graded individually.  Presidents, pls take charge,   See rubric below for the grading.

6 students will present per day starting on Wednesday (February 22, 2015).

Maximum of three (3) persons per philosophical concept listed below.

Each concept must have at least one person to speak about it.

How to do:  A paragon is a living example of an idea.  The Greeks once called them Personifications and were classified as gods.  For example, Kratos is power personified, while Nemesis is revenge personified.  If Revenge was a person, it would have been Nemesis and she thinks and acts, behaves thus. 

Paragons are descriptions of people who embody what it is to be, for example compassionate.  In this case, Mother Teresa can be considered as a Paragon of Compassion.  While Duterte can be thought of as Paragon of Severity, Miss Minchin is a Paragon of Envy, and Javert (of Les Miserables) is a Paragon of Righteousness.  They are like living symbols of those ideas.  The way they think and act can qualify as expressions of thy philosophy of those ideas.

Each student is to become Paragon of one of the ideas below.  They are but some of the ideas that are within the writings of Rizal.  You will come before the class to deliver a speech or monologue while looking how, for example, Freedom looks like.  Please, nothing as offensive and as basic as being nude for Freedom.  Remember, you are the Paragon or even Personification of that Idea.

Costumes must have come out of being practical or ingenious.  Borrowing is better than buying or renting.  Making one out of scraps is better than borrowing.  No costume should burden you financially.

Your speech will be 2-3 minutes.  Hence rehearse and practice, and reduce or add content if needed.

Your speech will discuss conceptually what the idea is.  It should be based on Rizal.  So if you are Freedom,  what is THE ESSENCE OF FREEDOM according to Rizal.  The voice must be in 1^st person. 

A sample –  "I am Covetousness, begotten of an old churl in an old leathern bag; and might I have my wish I would desire that this house and all the people in it were turn’d to gold, that I might lock you up in my good chest. O, my sweet gold!…" (quote from Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) Doctor Faustus. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. Scene VI, Verse 105).  This is just a sample.  make your own speech pattern.

NOTE: To discuss the CONCEPT of something is the process of abstraction.  Basically, it’s being able to point its essence – the elements that make it, and without these elements, the thing cannot be.   For example.  Answer, what are the things that makes Freedom as Freedom?  In this activity.  Make it, what are the things that make up Rizal’s idea of Freedom?

Assign someone to have your picture taken.  Make a good pose for the camera.  It will be included in the printout of your speech,

There will be minimal citations during delivery.  I will know and recognize what your talking about if you deliver it clearly.  Printout must have the source you used as basis – which is only the class readings.

List of Philosophical Concepts

1. Freedom
2. Liberty
3. Government
4. Corruption
5. Indolence
6. Diligence
7. Justice
8. Reason
9. Education
10. Womanhood
11. Religion
12. Civility
13. Patriotism
14. Self-righteousness

Rubric for Grading:

Print the Rubric in half (Crosswise) short bond paper.  Write your name and section at the back.

More than 3 glitches will round down the grade to 75.

Glitches: Unprepared speech, no costume, expensive costume, did not collaborate with class to make the presentation go well or even to make it better, presentation can be beaten by a 5^th graded, late submission of print-out, no picture.

Good luck, prepare well, and God bless.

PS PGC for Foreign Students Announcement for Feb. 13, 2016

Post: No class meeting for February 13, 2016.

1. Continue preparing your memorized preamble.

2. Group yourselves (2 to 3 members). Read the Constitution of the Philippines Article IV (Citizenship). Research the English translations of constitutions of the following countries: a.  Korea, b.  China, and c.  Japan OR America. Find out similarities and differences of policies between these countries regarding "Citizenship".
3. Make a PowerPoint showing what you found out.

POL 264 Rubric for Argumentative Paper

Use the rubric as guideline in writing your paper, copy and paste this rubric.  It must be on the 1st page of your paper.  This does not count to the 3 to 4 page count of the paper.

POL 264 Syllabus

Download, read, always bring to class.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4Q3JGcXM3Z3VuMVU/view?usp=sharing

PGC Syllabus

Download, read, always bring to class.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B30MHtoilXd4RVlsVjUzLVROSG8/view?usp=sharing

PGC Class Presentations

First, a bit of a possible good news.  I plan to make next week a content appreciation class by having a film viewing.  Pls have multimedia prepared (TV or laptop with VGA/HDMI cable and audio cords).  Hence if you secure the equipment, we procede to film viewing and I will move the group presentations to Monday (February 1, 2015).  But, if no equipment is secured, we procede to random calling of groups for presentation.  Groups not ready will forfeit to present and get a rating of 50 for the said activity.

Guidelines for the class presentation:

• Each group will have a time allocation from 10 to 15 minutes.
• Each of the samples must have a brief oral explanation.
• The task is a presentation of researched examples of the concepts from parts A, B and D of the textbook.  It is not a report.  hence I expect you to be creative in presenting.
• Each group will have a group grade totaling 20 pts.  See Rubric below for the grading.