Lesson 1 Flashcards
A community of person, more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of teritory.
State
Elements of the state
People
Teritory
Government
Sovereignty
Inhabitants of the state
People
A fix portion of surface of the earth
Teritory
An agency of the state to which the will of the people is expressed and realize
Government
Supreme and uncontrollable power of the state independent from the control of the other state
Sovereignty
Basic principles
Separation of power
Checks and balances
Delagation of power
Each department of the government has exclusive cognizance of matters within its jurisdiction and is supreme within its own sphere
Separation of powers
The constitution has provided for an elaborate system of checks and balances to secure coordination in the working of the various departments of the government
Checks and balances
General rule of delagation
Delegata potestas non potest delegari
What has been delegated can no longer be delegated
Test for valid delegation
Completeness test
Sufficient standard test
3 inherent powers of the stat
Eminent domain
Police power
Taxation
The taking of private property for public use upon payment of just compensation
Eminent domain
The taking of private property for public use upon payment of just compensation
Eminent power
To safeguard health, morals, peace, education, order, safety, and general welfare of the people
Police power
To demand enforce contributions for public purpose and purposes
Taxation
