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ISTORY OF FEDERALI
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Dr. Edwin Chinel Monares
Federalist
President, Global Zenith Research and
Consulting, Inc.
Executive Director, SAVE ME Movement, Inc.
WHAT IS GOVERNMENT?
Agency of the STATE by
which the WILL of the
PEOPLE is EXPRESSED,
FORMULATED and
CARRIED OUT
1. MONARCHY Political
power is exercised by
the
King/Queen/Monarch
a) Absolute
Monarchy
b) Constitutional or
Limited Monarchy
According to the
relationships between the
EXECUTIVE POWER and
LEGISLATIVE POWER
1. UNITARY a system of
government by which the
central government is
ULTIMATELY SUPREME and
any administrative
divisions exercise only
powers that the central
government chooses to
delegate (Devolution in
2.
ARISTOCRACY/OLIGARCHY the Philippines, RA 7160)
Political power is
exercised by the
PRIVILEGED FEW.
1. PRESIDENTIAL Adopts
the SEPARATION OF
POWERS between the
EXECUTIVE and the
LEGISLATIVE branches of
the government
3. DEMOCRACY Political
power is exercised by the
MANY
a) Direct Democracy
b) Indirect/Represen
tative or
Republican
3. SEMI-PARLIAMENTARY/
PRESIDENTIAL Adopts
the BALANCE OF POWERS
between the Head of
State and the Head of
Government.
2.FEDERAL - a system of
government that DIVIDE
UP POWER between a
strong national
government and smaller
local governments
2. PARLIAMENTARY
Adopts the FUSION OF
POWERS between the
EXECUTIVE and the
LEGISLATIVE branches of
the government
According to the
relationships between the
EXECUTIVE POWER and
LEGISLATIVE POWER
3. DEMOCRACY Political
power is exercised by the
MANY
a) Direct Democracy
b) Indirect/Represen
tative or
Republican
Democracy
1. UNITARY a system of
government by which the
central government is
ULTIMATELY SUPREME and
any administrative
divisions exercise only
powers that the central
government chooses to
delegate (Devolution in
the Philippines, RA 7160)
1. PRESIDENTIAL Adopts
the SEPARATION OF
POWERS between the
EXECUTIVE and the
LEGISLATIVE branches of
the government
Forms of government by
selected countries?
Countries
According to the
Number of People
Holding POLITICAL
POWER
According to the
POWER exercised
by the Central
Government
According to the
relationships
between the
EXECUTIVE POWER
and LEGISLATIVE
POWER
USA
Democratic
Federal
Presidential
CANADA
Monarchy
Federal
Parliamentary
FRANCE
Democratic
Unitary
Semi-Presidential
GERMANY
Democratic
Federal
Parliamentary
MALAYSIA
Monarchy
Federal
Parliamentary
JAPAN
Monarchy
Unitary
Parliamentary
THAILAND
Monarchy
Unitary
Parliamentary
According to the
relationships between the
EXECUTIVE POWER and
LEGISLATIVE POWER
PARLIAMENTARY the
Council of Elders assists
the DATU / RAJAH in
making policies
Type of Government
Head
Constitution
Autonomous
Local Chieftains
Colonial-Unitary
Spanish GovernadorGeneral
Revolutionary-Unitary
President
1899 Malolos
Constitution
Colonial-Unitary
Governor-General
US Constitution and
local decrees
Commonwealth (19351946)
Colonial-Unitary
(Pre-Independence)
President
1935 Constitution
WW2 (1941-1945)
2nd Philippine Republic
Japanese puppet
government
(Military Dictatorship)
President
Japanese-imposed 1943
Constitution
President-Unitary
President
1935 Constitution
President-Unitary
President
1973 Constitution
President-Unitary
President
1987 Constitution
What is Federalism?
A form of government where
sovereignty is constitutionally
shared between central authority
and states or regions
National government focuses on
nationwide interests such as foreign
relations, national security, and
monetary policies
Autonomous regions or states will be
responsible for local development
Delayed Response
Delayed repairs
Budget dictated by
national government
Insurgency
Moro Rebellion
Social Unrest (due to injustice, poverty, corruption, political warlords and dynasties and failed agrarian reform)
Methods of federalism?
For change to be
permanent, it mu
st start with us
and in us.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte