POLGOV (LESSON 1 AND 2) Flashcards
Comes from the Greek word “polis”
Politics
What is the meaning of Polis?
City
Who said that, “Politics means who gets what, when, and how.” And Explain.
Harold Lasswell
Came from the Latin word “scire” or“scientia”
Science
Scire or Scientia means?
Knowledge
Polit + Scire = Political Science that means?
The Knowledge of Cities
The systematic study of State and government, primarily concerning about the State
Political Science
Father of Political Science
Aristotle
Father of Political Philosophy
Plato
The most famous work of plato?
The Republic
First Treatise in Political Affairs
Politics
It is a community of person more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of a territory, independent of external control and possessing an organized government to which the great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience.”
State / James W. Garner
A group of people of mainly common ancestry and history usually inhabiting a particular country under one government
Nation
a theory that states that the State is created under divine right or in accordance with God’s will; St. Thomas Aquinas is a proponent
Divine Right Theory
a theory that states that the State is created according to the will of the people in a “social contract”; some proponents are John Locke, Thomas Hobbes & Jean-Jacques Rosseau
Social Contract Theory
a theory highlighting man’s natural/instinctive desire to be united and form a society or State
Natural / Instinctive Theory
a theory that states that man created a State as a result of force where a stronger man/group topples a weaker person/group
Force Theory
Inhabitants living within the State
People
No definite number of population is required as long as there is a sufficient number of both sexes to maintain life and for the purposes of procreation
People
Fixed portion of the Earth composed of terrestrial ,fluvial and aerial domains
Territory