MOD 1-8 Flashcards
Taken from the Latin stare (to stand) is a political community that occupies a definite territory, having a government of their own, wherein a great number of inhabitants render obedience and enjoy freedom from external control (Social
Dynamics, 83).
State
Physical bases of the State
- Population
- Territory
Political bases of the State
- Government
- Sovereignty
The ______ consists of a large number of individuals, families, group and
institutions. The early political thinkers considered both state and society as one.
_____ is a part of society but is not a form of society.
Society, State
Came to existence after the origin of Society.
The scope of the _____ is limited.
The _____ has power to enforce laws.
State
_______ is prior to the state.
The scope of society is much wider.
Society has no power to enforce laws.
Society
It is the people who make the state. ________ is essential for the state. Should be large enough to be self-sufficing and small enough to be well-governed.
Population
There can be no state without a fixed territory. People need territory to live and organize themselves socially and politically. It may be remembered that the territory
of the state includes land, water and
air – space. Territory is necessary for
citizenship.
Territory
There can be no state without ________. It is the working agency of the state as well as
the political organization of the state
Government
The fourth essential element of the state which means supreme and final legal
authority above and beyond which no
legal power exists.
Sovereignty
means that the State is supreme over all its
citizens, and associations.
Internal sovereignty
means that the State is independent and free from foreign or outside control.
External sovereignty
A government that is governed by one ruler who has efficient administration
of political and economic values is a
monarchy
A perverted form of it is tyranny or
the rule of a dictator. Aristotle argued that a tyrant ruler serves only his or her own
interests. This leader is prone to using force to stay in power as he/she merely
usurped it
DICTATORSHIP OR TYRANNY
Aristotle argued that the rule of the few intellectuals known as _______ is
the best form of government. is less prone to corruption given that it is run by a group of people who have no vested self-interest due to their high moral values and non-economic preoccupation.
aristocracy
The primary functions of government are to protect the basic human rights which
include right to life, liberty and to possess property. The idea of natural rights is
because every person deserves to enjoy these rights.
FUNCTIONS OF STATE
1. Protect the Natural Rights