NORTHWESTERN AGUSAN COLLEGES

BAYVIEWHLL, NASIPIT, AGUSAN DEL NORTE

WRITTEN REPORTS
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

The two most common forms of government that could be so mandated may either be a presidential or parliamentary
system, which depends on the relationship between the executive and the legislative.

• A presidential system is a democratic and republican system of government where a head of government leads
an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch. This Heads of government is of parliamentary
republics, largely ceremonial in most cases, also the head of state which is called presidents.

• A parliamentary system of government means that the executive branch of government has the direct or
indirect support of the parliament. This support is usually shown by a vote of confidence. The relationship
between the executive and the legislature in a parliamentary system is called responsible government.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM

 IN A PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM,

the executive leader, the President, is directly voted upon by the people (Or via a body elected specifically for
the purpose of electing the president, and no other purpose),

 In the Presidential System, it is more difficult to enact legislation, especially in the event that the President has
different beliefs than the legislative body. The President only responds to the people, the legislative branch can't
really do anything to threaten the President. As a result, he can make it more difficult for the legislative body to
do anything

 IN A PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM

executive leader of the Parliamentary system, the Prime Minister, is elected from the legislative branch directly.

 In the Parliamentary system, if the Parliament doesn't like the Prime Minister, they can cast a vote of no
confidence and replace him. This tends to make the executive leader subservient to the Parliament.

ANOTHER CLASSIFICATION DEPENDS ON THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT POWER.

 FEDERAL SYSTEM

 A federal government is a system that divides up power between a strong national government and smaller local
governments. We'll take a look at how power plays out between the national and local government, and the
benefits of a federal government.

 a highly centralized government (unitary government) and gives the various regions/ states/provinces
constituting the country the power to govern themselves particularly on matters directly affecting their
development and progress.
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

 to make sure that our country’s destiny is democracy and self-government there should be citizenship education
that not only proclaims the ideal but also is concerned that the realities of life in the democracy become more
like the ideal.

 citizenship education can be defined as educating children, from early childhood, to become clear-thinking and
enlightened citizens who participate in decisions concerning society. 'society' is here understood in the special
sense of a nation with a circumscribed territory which is recognized as a state.

Citizenship education can do this with the following interlocking objectives (GIBSON,1971) :
1) A reverence for law and behavior that conforms to it ;
2) Effective participation in the process that make and alter public policy;
3) Possesion of the knowledge and skills necessary for effective participation in the democratic governing
system;
4) Behaving which recognizes and accepts equal rights for all in a diverse and plurastic society;
5) Behavior which reflects and idividuals maximum self-reliance and responsibility in economic and social life.
FREE PRESS

 is the principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and
electronic media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be exercised freely. such
freedom implies the absence of interference from an overreaching state; its preservation may be sought
through constitutional or other legal protections
 it enables people to obtain information from a diversity of sources, make decisions, and communicate those
decisions to the government. beyond the political purposeof free speech, the first amendment provides
american people with a "marketplace of ideas.“
 it is important because it plays a vital role in informing citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of
government at all levels.
PATRIOTISM AND NATIONALISM

 Patriotism or national pride is the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance
with other citizens who share the same sentiment. This attachment can be a combination of many different
feelings relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects.
 Nationalism is an ideology and movement characterized by the promotion of the interests of a particular nation,
especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty (self-governance) over its homeland.

POLITICAL CITIZENSHIP

 IS SOMETHING YOU CAN PRACTICE NOW, EVEN WHILE WHILE YOU ARE NOT YET OF AGE.
There are many things you can do of Political Citizenship :
1) Follow political affairs of your community and of your countrys in newsapers or on radio and television.
2) Attend community meetings. Know the problems that are important to your community , and talk them over
with your family , neighbors, and friends.
3) Analyze political propaganda through recognizing the purposes of its authors and relating it to the social forces
that breed it, identifying arguments for their intellectual acceptance and critically reacting to them . If you do
this criticism and evaluation continuously you will be less likely to be the victim of mere propaganda at any
time.
4) Assume worthwhile civic responsibilities by helping any organization.
5) If you are eligible to vote, register and vote wisely. The secret ballot is the foundation of self-government. Your
responsibility and power lie in your voting franchise and your wise and regular use of it.

ERWEN A. NARVASA
REPORTER