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THE CLAIM OF POLITICS AGAINST THE SECTS THAT IS IMPLICIT IN THE DENIAL OF ABSOLUTE TOLERATION OF OPINION IS EXPLORED BY LOCKE. IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT THE ESSENCE OF THIS ILLIBERALITY LIES IN DEMANDS OF EQUALITY. LOCKE HAS A POSITIVE USE OF CHRISTIANITY IN PROMOTING SECULAR ENDS. THE CORE OF THE INTOLERANCE WHICH DEFINES AND SAFEGUARDS LOCKE'S COMMITMENT TO LIBERTY IS A PLEDGE TO EQUALITY.

THIS ARTICLE TREATS THE MINOR PARTY AS AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IN THE REALIGNMENT PROCESS AND ESTABLISHES AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE STRENGTH OF THE MINOR PARTY AND THE SHARPNESS OF THE REALIGNMENT. THE RESEARCH CORRELATES THE PERCENTAGE OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE IN COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION OVER THREE HISTORICAL PERIODS, 1884 TO 1900, 1916 TO 1932, AND 1960 TO 1976. IN THE FIRST TWO ERAS THE DATA SUPPORTED THE CONCLUSION THAT THE MINOR PARTIES (THE POPULIST PARTY IN THE ELECTION OF 1892 AND THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY IN THE ELECTION OF 1924) WERE STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHARPNESS OF THE REALIGNMENT PROCESS. NO REALIGNMENT WAS UNCOVERED FOR THE THIRD PERIOD, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF ELECTORAL DISAGGREGATION. THE RELEVANCE OF THE MINOR PARTY, THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY, COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

The Philippines before the imposition of martial law in 1972 were characterized by the fact that the majority of her population was actually peripheral to the national policy. The author assesses the record of the new regime in terms of the extent to which it has attempted to enhance the political relevance of the majority of the Filipinos. Implementation of the administrative Integrated Reorganization Plan. The study concludes that the first 5 years of the New Society did not alter the basic political structure of underdevelopment and that political participation did not materialize. (DÜI-Sen)

ARTICLE EXAMINES THE UPHEAVAL AND CONFLICT IN INDOCHINA IN 1978 AND 1979 AND ARGUES THAT THE CURRENT TURMOIL IS A RESUMPTION OF HISTORIC PATTERNS OF CONFLICT THAT COLONIAL RULE FORCED INTO ABEYANCE. THE CONFLICTS ARE A BREW OF ANCIENT ANTAGONISMS, CONFLICT FOR LOCAL ADVANTAGE, MODERN IDEOLOGICAL STRUGGLE, AND COMPETITION BETWEEN SUPERPOWERS.

This annual program outlines the topics discussed and presented at Phi Sigma's monthly meetings from October 1980 to May 1981. Each meeting includes a topic based on their yearly theme, "The Future." ; https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/phisimga_programs/1090/thumbnail.jpg