Emphasis on Elements of State Flashcards

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Political Science is the science of polis.

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Aristotle

The Father of Political Science

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Political Science is the analysis of the political society.

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Jean Bodin

Coined the term “Political Science”

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Political Science is the study of shaping and sharing of power.

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H. Lasswell

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Political Science is the study of authoritative allocation of values for a society.

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David Easton

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Political Science is the science which deals with the state that endeavors to comprehend it in its fundamental conditions (Grundlagen) , in its essential nature (Wesen) , in various forms of manifestation (Erscheinungformen) and its development.

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Johan Kaspar Bluntschli

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Political Science is a branch of knowledge that deals with the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the state and public affairs.

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Kumar Pradeep & G. Sadanandan

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Political Science as a modern approach deals with the study of disagreements and reconciliation of these disagreements in a society.

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Peter B. Harris

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Political Science is a part of science which treats the foundations of the state and principles of government administration.

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Paul Janet

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Political Science is the study of state and systems of government.

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Hans Eulan

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10
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Political Science is about politics and science of state

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R.G. Gettle

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Political Science begins and ends with the state

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J. W. Garner

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Scope of Political Science (5)

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  1. ) Theoretical and Applied Approaches in studying the state
  2. ) The characteristics and functions of the government
  3. ) The roles of people as citizen of the state
  4. ) The ability of the state with its government to rule and demand obedience
  5. ) The dynamics within the state-revolutions, changes in the government
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it examines political institutions -from constitutions to executives to parliaments to parties to electoral laws

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Comparative Politics and Government

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is the branch of Political Science that explores what a better political world would look like and how we can deal with it

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Political Theory/ Political Philosophy

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it deals with the implementation of government policies.

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Public Administration

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it deals with the organization and operations of the governmental organs of the State and defines the relations of the State with the inhabitants of its territory.

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Political Law (Public Law)

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it deals with the study of the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state, using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics,political science, and sociology

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Political Economy

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it deals with the study of state interactions in a global system and attempts to explain the patterns of global interactions affecting the behavior of states.

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International Relations

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it deals with the study of different forces such as individuals or group of individuals or forms of changes affecting the system of government.

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Political Dynamics

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normative approach to political science (“what ought to be”?) that highly applied during the existence of ancient Greek civilizations.

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Philosophical Method

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the most popular method employed in studying political science because this method looks into political institutions which existed in the past years and appraises the political growth and development.

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Historical Method

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this method seeks to discover by series of experiment the truths about political problems relating to rue of action or political machinery.

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Experimental Method

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this method deals with the study of political institutions by observing their actual performance.

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Observation Method

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this method regards the state as a legal entity consisting of laws, rights and obligation premised on logic and reason

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Juridical Method

25
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this method deals with the way the political scientist analyze different political institutions and all their structures and programs.

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Analytical Method

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this method seeks to study the political behavior of the people (voting, social relations, etc.) including public officials.

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Behavioral Method

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this is considered to be the latest method in the study of political science because this method directs the discipline to be more empirical in nature by arriving at
mathematical equations to explain a political phenomenon.

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Mathematical Method

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This refers to the land within the boundaries of the state, the air space above the land, the water bodies.

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Territory

29
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The world’s smallest state as to its land area

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Vatican City

30
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The world’s largest state as to its land area

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Russia

31
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it is the most efficient shape of a state land territory because the capital is located at the center of the state and it would also have the shortest possible boundaries to defend during the times of war.

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Compact State

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are almost compact state but possess one or sometimes two narrow extensions of their territories

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Prorupt State

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it is the least efficient shape in terms of the land territory because the parts of the country are too far from the capital and more likely to have diversity of climate, resources and people.

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Elongated State

34
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it includes countries made up of the archipelagos like Philippines and Indonesia; states that are partly island such Italy and Malaysia and those that are chiefly in the mainland but part of its territory is separated by another states like United States in relation to Alaska.

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Fragmented State

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it is completely surrounded by a territory that it does not control or govern.

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Perforated/ Enclave State

36
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First-Order Enclave (Country B within Country A) - give examples

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Lesotho, San Marino, Vatican City

37
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Second-Order/ Counter Enclave (Country A within Country B within Country A) - give examples

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UAE-Oman, The Netherlands-Belgium, Bangladesh-India

38
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A state may acquire a territory by discovering a land area or an island with no inhabitants or occupied by uncivilized inhabitants and thereafter, occupying it by placing it under its political administration.

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Discovery

39
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A state became a part of the territory in the course of war.

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Conquest/ Colonialism

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It refers to the increase or extension of the boundaries or the acquisition of the land of the state by the operation of natural causes such as ocean waves and volcanic eruptions.

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Accretion

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it refers to the long continued and undisputed exercise of sovereignty over a territory.

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Prescription

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it refers to the giving of a territory through gift, exchange or purchase. It may be also in the form of sale or donation.

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Cession

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this refers to the inhabitants living within the state.

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PEOPLE

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It is the organization which directs or controls the affairs of the state. It is the most important machinery of the state in expressing its will and objectives.

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GOVERNMENT

45
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According to Robert MacIver and Charles Page (1949), a strong government should endeavor the following functions:

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  • Maintenance of Order
  • Attainment of Justice
  • Protection of a system of property rights
  • Formation of administrative and foreign policies
46
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it refers to the supreme power of the state to enforce its will upon its citizens through laws without the intervention of other entities such as foreign governments or rebel groups

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SOVEREIGNTY

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it means the supreme or absolute power of a state to RULE WITHIN ITS TERRITORY.

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Internal sovereignty

48
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it means “independence” from foreign control.

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External sovereignty

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Sovereignty is the fundamental element of the state which cannot be transferred or removed to another.

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Inalienable

50
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Sovereignty should be “unrestricted” such that no foreign entity can limit the state regarding its functions governing its people.

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Absolute

51
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Sovereignty cannot be taken away or revoked.

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Imprescriptible

52
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The sovereignty of the state extends to all persons and properties within its territorial boundaries.

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Comprehensive

53
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Sovereignty is perpetual since it is continuous as long as the state is existing.

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Perpetuity

54
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The flag of the Philippines shall be blue, white and red with an eight-rayed golden-yellow sun and three five-pointed stars, as consecrated and honored by the people.

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SECTION 4

55
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The period from May 28 to June 12 of each year is declared as Flag Days, during which period all offices, agencies and instrumentalities of government, business establishments, institutions of learning and private homes are enjoined to display the flag.

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SECTION

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56
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The flag shall have the following proportions. The width of the flag, 1; the length of the flag, 2; and the sides of the white triangle, 1.

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SECTION 27

57
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The blue color shall bear Cable No. 80173; the white color, Cable No. 80001 the red color, Cable No. 80108; and the golden yellow, Cable No. 80068.

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SECTION 28