contempo midterm Flashcards
a community of people, more or less numerous, possessing an organized government and enjoying independence from external control
states
entire body of citizens of a state who are invested with political power for political purposes
people/population
a geographical area under the jurisdiction of another country or sovereign power of state; must be fixed territory which the inhabitants occupy
territory
a state may acquire a territory by discovering a continent, an island or land with no inhabitants or by uncivilized inhabitants
discovery and occupation
acquiring terroty through continuous and undisputed exercise of sovereignty over it during such period
prescription
assignment; transfer or yielding up of territory by one state or government to another. It may be in form of sale or donation
cession
involuntary cession; acquiring a territory belonging to a state by occupation and conquest made by another state in the course of war and by annexation at the end of the war
subjugation and annexation
acquiring a territory by addition or increase in the land area of the state; through natural means or artificially through human labor
accretion
toatlity of authorities which rule a society by prescribing and carrying out fundamental rules which regulate the freedom of its members
government
established according to the constitution and lawfully entitled to recognition and supremacy and administration of the state; government recognized by other state
de jure or legitimate government
government that maintains itself by a display of force against the will of the rightful legal government and is successful-temporarily
de facto or illegitimate government
supreme, absolute and uncontrollable power by which an independent state is governed; most exclusive element of state
sovereignty
the power of the state to order and regulate the activities of all the people, groups and institutions which are at work within its territory
internal sovereignty
complete independence of the state from external control
external sovereignty
large group of people who share common characteristics (language, traditions, and ethnicity, and share a history and culture)
nation
legal bond having its basis a social fact of attachment
nationality
natural born citizen
birth
2 kinds of this; administrative and judicial
naturalization
open to those who were born in the Philippines and who have resided here since birth
Philippine administrative naturalization
governing law for administrative naturalization; also know as ADMINISTRATIVE NATURALIZATION LAW OF 2000
republic act no.9139
if the applicant is not qualified for administrative naturalization, the other option is this; primarily governed by Commonwealth Act no.473
judicial naturalization
he/ she must be at least 21 years of age at the date of hearing
TRUE
he/she must have resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of not less than 6 years
false
he/she must be of good moral character and believes in the principles underlying the Philippine constitution, and must have conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in relation with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living
true
he/she must own a real estate outside the country or must have some known lucrative trade, profession, or lawful occupation
false
he/ she must be able to speak and write English and spanish and any of the principal Philippine languages
true
he/she must have enrolled his adult children in schools where Philippine history, government, and civics are part of the curriculum
false
a former Filipino can reacquire Philippine citizenship by taking the oath of allegiance to the republic of the Philippines
repatriation
