1. What’s inside the dirty kitchen: A discussion on the Man is by nature a political animal ARISTOTLE Politics, 1 Professor Stanley R Fernandez1

2.  Politics is exciting because people disagree.  The question of HOW in politics leads us perhaps in the effort to introduce CHANGE, REFORM & INNOVATION Professor Stanley R Fernandez2

3. What’s in the cook book? Professor Stanley R Fernandez3

4. A state  Community of person  Definite portion or territory  With a government  Enjoys freedom from external control Professor Stanley R Fernandez4

5. Origins of state  Divine right theory  Necessity or force theory  Paternalistic theory  Social Contract Theory Professor Stanley R Fernandez5

6.  State distinguished from nation  State distinguished from government  Purpose and necessity of government 1. Advancement of the public welfare 2. Consequence of absence Professor Stanley R Fernandez6

7. Forms of government AS TO THE NUMBER OF PERSON EXERCISING SOVEREIGN POWER  Monarchy  Aristocracy  Democracy Professor Stanley R Fernandez7

8. Forms of government AS TO THE EXTENT OF POWERS EXERCISED BY THE CENTRAL OR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT  Unitary government  Federal government Professor Stanley R Fernandez8

9. Forms of government AS TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT  Parliamentary government  Presidential government Professor Stanley R Fernandez9

10.  Fundamentally, what determines the effectiveness of a government in all aspects is not in its form  Effectiveness can only be achieved through the quality of men and women who serve in it Professor Stanley R Fernandez10

11. The tools for cooking the best gourmet Professor Stanley R Fernandez11

12.  WHAT is being classified and WHY we need to classify  We need to define ‘Government’  We need to define ‘Political Systems’ and its subsystem  We need to define ‘Political Regimes’ Professor Stanley R Fernandez12

13. 2 sources of classification  It aids in understanding of politics  It facilitate evaluation rather than analysis The drawbacks of classification  The danger of simplification  Value biases Professor Stanley R Fernandez13

14. Who rules? One personThe fewThe many Who benefits? RulerTyrannyOligarchyDemocracy AllMonarchyAristocracyPolity Professor Stanley R Fernandez14

15. FormObservationPeople TyrannyWorst formSlaves Monarchy AristocracyImpractical Community before the rulers interest PolityPracticableRule by the many Professor Stanley R Fernandez15

16.  The development was passed to the early liberals  The road to the cause of constitutional government  Locke: Sovereignty is to the people  Montesquieu: Check and balance  Result: Constitutional Republicanism Professor Stanley R Fernandez16

17. What’s for breakfast? Professor Stanley R Fernandez17

18. The elements liberalism  Individualism  Freedom  Reason  Equality  Toleration  Consent  Constitutionalism Professor Stanley R Fernandez18

19. The taste of liberalism  CLASSICAL Liberalism  MODERN Liberalism Professor Stanley R Fernandez19

20. The elements of conservatism  Tradition  Pragmatism  Human imperfection  Organicism  Hierarchy  Authority  Property Professor Stanley R Fernandez20

21. Elements of socialism  Community  Fraternity  Social Equality  Need  Social Class  Common Ownership Professor Stanley R Fernandez21

22.  Fascism  Anarchism  Feminism  Environmentalism  Religious Fundamentalism Professor Stanley R Fernandez22

23. Have a good cooking! Professor Stanley R Fernandez23