Political Dynasties and Democracy in the Philippines
Words: 703 Pages: 2 5325Introduction Democracy, characterized by the participation of citizens in political decision-making, requires certain preconditions to be fully operational. One such precondition is the availability of leisure time for citizens to engage in politics, and another is the size of the society, which should be small enough to allow for direct participation in debates and voting. When the United States colonized the Philippines in 1898, it aimed to gradually imbibe democratic principles within the Filipino population. However, the democratization process was […]