Political Institutions

 Political institutions
-are organizations which create, enforce, and apply laws; that mediate conflict; make (governmental) policy on the economy and social systems; and otherwise provide representation for the populous.
Examples:
• political parties
• trade unions
• the (legal) courts.

The term 'Political Institutions' may also refer to the recognized structure of rules and principles within which the above organizations operate, including such concepts as the right to vote, responsible government, and accountability.
FUNCTIONS OF STATE
  * it can fix up minimum standard for decent living.
  *  can organize justice, peace, education and determine the scales of measurement.
  * Such functions include the conservation of natural resources such as forests, fisheries, wild animals and minerals.
  * The state can contribute to the development of science and art also. Apart from these things, the other functions such as the provision of public parks, museums, play grounds etc. are included in this category.

POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES
The political system of the Philippines occurs within an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic with the president as both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. The three branches of government, the law-making body or the legislative branch, the law-enforcing body or the executive branch and the law-interpreting body or the judicial branch forms political system of the Philippines.

The Constitutional System

The Constitution of the Philippines or the 'Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas in Filipino' is the highest law of the land. The Constitution currently in effect was proclaimed on 2nd February, 1987 and it's popularly known as the "1987 Constitution". After Corazon Aquino came in control of the government in 1986 the new constitution was formulated. |
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Executive Branch

The President of the country heads the...