Prelim Flashcards
1
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is a community of persons more or less numerous,
permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government to which the great majority of people render obedience and enjoys freedom or sovereignty from external control.
A
State
2
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Elements of State
A
People
Territory
Government
Sovereignty
3
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portion of the earth over which the state’s jurisdiction extends.
A
Territory
4
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agency through which the will of the state is enforced.
A
Government
5
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the supreme, absolute and uncontrollable power by which an independent state is governed.
A
Sovereignty
6
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Based on this theory state is of divine creation and the rulers were ordained by God to rule.
A
Theory of divine right
7
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Dictators throughout history used this theory to
justify their tyrannical rule.
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Divine right theory
8
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The state was created when some strong warrior imposed his will on the other members of the community.
A
Force or Necessity Theory
9
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state was formed through the enlargement of the family
A
Paternalistic Theory
10
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The state was created when people entered into a voluntary agreement to live together (the social phase) and to establish a government (the political phase).
A
Social contract theory
11
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T/F
State is a political concept
A
T
12
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T/F
Nation is an ethical concept
A
T
13
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refers to a people existing in an organized society, inhabiting a portion of the earth, speaking the same language, having the same customs, possessing the same historic continuity and distinguished from other groups by their racial origins and characteristics, and generally living under one government and sovereignty.
A
Nation
14
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refers to a state whose territorial extent coincides with that occupied by a distinct nation or people, or at least, whose population shares a general sense of cohesion and adherence to a set of common values.
A
Nation-state
15
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T/F
A State can exist without people; A nation can’t exist stateless.
A
F (can’t, can)
16
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T/F
A nation could not be living in many states
A
F (could)
17
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T/F
State can be composed of many nations.
A
T
18
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Rights of state
A
Existence and self defense
Independence
Equality
Legation
Property and domain
Acquire territory and increase domain
Jurisdiction
19
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the right of a state to use force against an aggressor state when and to the extent it appears to it and it reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend itself from such aggressor’s imminent or act of unlawful force .
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Rifght of existence and self defense
20
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It is the right of a state to be free from dependence, dictation, subjection, control and intervention of another state or exterior power.
A
Right of Independence
21
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based on the doctrine that states are equal as international persons regardless of differences in size, population, power, degree of civilization etc.
A
Right of Equality
22
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it is the right of a state to enter into diplomatic relations with other states by receiving and sending diplomatic representatives.
A
Right of legation
23
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fullest and most superior right ofpropertyin land
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Domain
24
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refers to the power of a state to affect persons, property, and circumstances within its territory.
A
Jurisdiction
25
Mode of acquiring territory
Discovery
Occupation
Prescription
26
oldest method of acquiring title to territory
Discovery
27
intentional acquisition by a state over a territory which at the time of claim not under the sovereignty of any state
Occupation
28
the territory subject of claim must not be under the sovereignty of any state
Terra nullius
29
continued occupation over a long period of time by one state of territory actually and originally belonging to another state
Prescription
30
transfer of territory usually by treaty from one state to another
Cession
31
transfer of sovereignty from the owner state to another state
Concomitant of transfer of territory
32
acquiring territory by the use of force
Conquest
33
attainment of sovereignty over new land due to slow movement of natural forces
Accretion
34
creation of an island in territorial waters due to volcanic eruption
Avulsion
35
process of creating new land from oceans, riverbeds, or lake beds
Reclamation
36
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state Its electoral system
F
37
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state area of its territory
T
38
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state size of its population
T
39
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state form of its government
F
40
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state quality of its population
T
41
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state available natural resources
T
42
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state language the people speak
F
43
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state size of its territorial waters
F
44
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state homogeneity of its population
F
45
T/F
The following has a major impact on the power of a state region of the earth where it is located
T
46
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
The US claimed the area at the Mississippi delta.
T
47
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
Israel annexed Palestinian lands it won in the 1967 War.
F
48
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
China invaded and annexed Tibet, an independent Kingdom.
F
49
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
Russia invaded the Ukrainian territory of Crimea and annexed it.
F
50
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
The Philippines claimed Benham Rise, an unclaimed territory, by applying for it at the UN.
T
51
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
The UAE reclaimed parts of the Persian Gulf within its territorial waters.
T
52
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
The Netherlands reclaimed lands near its shores to widen its living space.
T
53
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
The United States exercised sovereignty over Alaska after purchasing it from Russia.
T
54
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
Russia invaded Georgia’s South Ossetia region and declared it an independent country..
F
55
The following state actions are legal under International Law:
China reclaims islands in the South China Sea, 700 miles away from its nearest province.
F
56
process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.
Globalization
57
Considered as capitalist expansion which entails the integration of local and national economies into a global, unregulated market economy.
Globalization
58
Types of globalization
Political
Economical
Cultural
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increasing economic interdependence of national economies across the world through a rapid increase in cross-border movement of goods, services, technology, and capital.
Economical globalization
60
transmission of ideas, meanings, and values around the world in such a way as to extend and intensify social relations
Cultural globalization
61
involves the formation of shared norms and knowledge with which people associate their individual and collective cultural identities
Cultural globalization
62
refers to the growth of the worldwide political system, both in size and complexity.
Political globalization
63
T/F
One of the key aspects of the political globalization is the declining importance of the nation-state and the rise of other actors on the political scene
T
64
"the expansion of a global political system, and its institutions, in which inter-regional transactions (including, but certainly not limited to trade) are managed".
William Thompson
65
linked with the rise of a global financial system with international financial exchanges and monetary exchanges
Financial globalization
66
information moves almost in real-time, together with the interconnection and interdependence of events and their consequences. People move all the time too, mixing and integrating different societies
Sociological globalization
67
phenomenon by which millions of people are interconnected thanks to the power of the digital world via platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Skype or Youtube
Technological globalization
68
new organization and hierarchy of different regions of the world that is constantly changing
Geographical globalization
69
accounts for the idea of considering planet Earth as a single global entity – a common good all societies should protect since the weather affects everyone and we are all protected by the same atmosphere
Ecological globalization
70
consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that stems from a core belief or set of beliefs
ideology
71
who coin the term ideology
Count Antoine Destutt
de Tracy
72
refer to a new science of
ideas
ideology
73
it is basically, a plan to
improve society
ideology
74
People who favor giving the government a bigger role in the area of economic security
Economic /fiscal liberal
75
People who oppose giving the government a bigger role in the area of economic security
social/fiscal conservative
76
People who favor giving the government a bigger role in the area of social lives
social conservative
77
People who oppose giving the government a bigger role in the area of social lives
social liberal
78
when did classical liberalism begins
1776 during the production of the book The Wealth of Nation by Adam Smith
79
capital is best employed for the production and distribution of wealth under conditions of governmental non-interference, or laissez-faire, and free trade
The Wealth of Nation
80
what principle did Adam Smith proclaim
invisible hand
81
the government supervised the economy with plans, grants monopolies, subsidies, tariffs, and other restraints on trade
mercantilism
82
“that government is best that governs less”
Thomas Jefferson
83
a reaction to the defects of the laissez-faire system
modern liberalism
84
The laissez-faire system produced?
underclass
85
advocate of liberalism in the 1880s argued that while liberalism tries to achieve a free society, economic developments take away that freedom
Thomas Hill Green
86
T/F
Contracts prove to be fair if the bargaining power of the two parties is unequal
F (unfair)
87
proposes that the best practices and institutions in history should be conserved and change should be gradual
classical conservatism
87
proposes that the best practices and institutions in history should be conserved and change should be gradual
classical conservatism
88
people are only partly rational, because they also have widely irrational passions
Edmund Burke
89
argued that man’s natural state was war
Thomas Hobbes (leviathan)
90
argued that Smith was right and that the free market is still the best environment
Milton Friedman
91
defined as an ideology that rejects individualism, private ownership, and private profits in favor of a system based on economic collectivism, governmental, societal or industrial group ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods and social responsibility
socialism/communism
92
advocated economic equality and common ownership of land
François-Noel Babeuf
93
father of modern socialism
François-Noel Babeu
94
advocated a more down-to-earth form of socialism, including the establishment of worker-controlled councils and workshops
Louis Blanc
95
sometimes labeled Marxism
socialism/communism
96
founder of Marxism
Karl Marx
97
asserting that a radical transformation of society could only be attained by open class conflict
Marx and Engels
98
“All history is the history of class struggle.”
Marx and Engels
99
T/F
The overthrow of capitalism comes as a result of the narrowing of the gap between the rich and the poor
F (widening)
100
founder of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the foremost leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917
Vladimir Lenin
101
He concluded that Marx has been wrong about the necessity for collapse of the system and revolution
Eduard Bernstein
102
process of transforming private assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government of state
nationalization
103
T/F
Social democracies are no longer socialist states as much as they are welfare states
T
104
an ideology that stresses belief in the ability of men and women to establish functioning communities without the need for the apparatus of state
anarchism
105
It advocates the destruction of the existing society by revolution for the birth of a new and better one
anarchism
106
claim that the state is a parasite and an enemy of the people
Mikhail Bakunin and Peter Kropotkin
107
They encouraged the abolition of private property and the exposition of fraud in the guise of religion
Bakunin and Kropotkin
108
They glorify revolution as the only way to effect change
Bakunin and Kropotkin
109
This is a kind of anarchy where violence is a necessity to uproot the old system to counter resistance of the ruling class
Classical Anarchy
110
intensely critical of social and political roles of religion in deceiving the people
classical anarchy
111
protest may be in the form of radical pacifism, renouncing revolutionary violence against the state
anarcho-individualist
112
This praises the role of trade unions, advocates general strikes and prefers civil disobedience
anarcho-snydicalist
113
devotion or interest in the glory of one's own country
nationalism
114
began as a mass movement in French revolution
nationalism
115
extreme form of nationalism
fascism
116
is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as strong regimentation of society and of the economy
fascism
117
ideology that favours an activist government as a means of promoting economic security as well as the personal values of people
populism
118
The US Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.
Social liberalism
119
The Roman Catholic Church strictly enforces sexual abstinence among the clergy.
Social conservatism
120
Congressmen rejected the passage of a bill granting franchise to ABS-CBN.
Economic/Fiscal Liberalism
121
Beauty contests featuring women in swimsuits were prohibited from being held.
Social conservatism
122
Swedes who lose their jobs undergo government training so they get better jobs.
Economic/Fiscal Liberalism
123
Under Taliban rule, men can be executed for engaging in homosexual activities.
Social Conservatism
124
Under the rule of the Taliban, Afghan women were told to cover their bodies from head to toe.
Social Conservatism
125
China made a law limiting the number of hours per day children can play video games.
Social conservatism
126
The government orders an oil-price freeze in typhoon-hit areas to protect the interests of the typhoon victims.
Economic /Fiscal Liberalism
127
The Divorce Bill was reintroduced by Senator Risa Hontiveros in the Philippine Senate.
Social Liberalism
128
Jeepney drivers were given gasoline subsidies by the government to augment their incomes.
Economic /Fiscal Liberalism
129
The Duterte administration allowed the entry of imported fish into the Philippine market.
Economic /Fiscal Liberalism
130
Jeepney drivers and operators were prohibited from going on strike so as not to disrupt business operations of factories and malls.
Economic /Fiscal Conservatism
131
The Department of Education requires all teachers in public schools to start classes with a prayer.
Social Conservatism
132
The Philippines joined the World Trade Organization effectively lowering tariffs on most food items
Economic /Fiscal Conservatism
133
During the Ramos Administration, Congress passed a law deregulating the Oil Industry in the country.
Economic /Fiscal Conservatism
134
Under the Rice Tariffication Law, foreign rice was allowed to enter the Philippines without much restrictions.
Economic /Fiscal Conservatism
135
Sweden helps people who lost their jobs by providing them social security money to until they find a new job.
Economic /Fiscal Liberalism
136
President Obama abolished the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy finally allowing gay people to serve in the military.
Social Liberalism
137
The Reproductive Health Bill, a bill designed to protect women’s health was signed by President Aquino into law.
Social Liberalism
138
T/F
The establishment of the United Nations made conquest unacceptable as a way of acquiring territory.
T
139
T/F
Leaders who rule through Divine Right usually possess godly virtues.
F
140
T/F
In the cession of a territory, the parties involved are states.
T
141
T/F
Once a state ha entered into diplomatic relations with another state, it cannot breal away from such relations.
F
142
T/F
The divine right theory has been used by dictators throughout history to justify their oppressive rule.
T
143
T/F
There are states inhabited by many national and linguistic groups.
T
144
T/F
A nation or an ethnic group can exist without a state of their own.
T
145
T/F
A state has the right to use force against an aggressor state when it reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend itself from aggression.
T
146
T/F
The right of independence is not absolute as small states will always a state be under the dictation, subjection, control or intervention of bigger states.
T
147
T/F
The term territory came from the Latin/French "terre" which means seas.
F
148
According to experts, this theory is the origin of the economic and political system known as feudalism.
Force and necessity theory
149
It argued that because monopolies arose, the government should step into the marketplace and regulate it.
Modern Liberalism
150
Classical Liberalism preaches laissez-faire which is contained in the book The Wealth of Nations written by this man,
Adam smith
151
He claimed that the state is a parasite and an enemy of the people, thus he advocated its destruction.
Mikhail Bakunin
152
Socialism and this ideology came from the same social movement, thus their tenets are similar.
Socialism
153
Social Democracy held sway in countries located in this region.
Western Europe
154
His Communist Manifesto predicts the collapse of the present system and the establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat which shall oversee the elimination of all forms of capitalism from society.
Karl marx
155
He advocated economic equality and common ownership of land and is dubbed as the Father of modern socialism.
François-Noel Babeuf
156
This man and his associate Friedrich Engels broke with the more benign utopian socialists, asserting that a radical transformation of society could only be attained by open class conflict.
Karl Marx
157
Liberalism came from the Latin word “liber” which means thi
Free
158
Adam Smith argued the economy will
The desire for profit
159
He claimed religion is the opium of the masses because it tricks them to believe change will come even if they don’t fight for it.
Karl Marx
160
The system of classification of ideologies was patterned after the seating arrangement of this assembly during the French Revolution.
French Parliament
161
He concluded that Marx has been wrong about revolution as what were needed in his view are welfare measures to improve living conditions the nationalization of industries.
Eduard Bernstein
162
This ideology claims man is inherently evil and needs to be restrained by a strong government.
Classical Conservatism
163
In The Wealth of Nations, Smith wrote mercantilism based the wealth of a country on this.
Gold billion reserves
164
Praising the virtues of a smaller government, he said, “that government is best that governs less.”
Thomas Jefferson
165
He was credited with coining the term “ideologies” referring to a new science of ideas.
Antoine Destutt de Tracy
166
This ideology believes all forms of authority are evil and should be destroyed.
Arachsim
167
Today ideologies which stress individual initiative and private economic activity can be found on this part of the political spectrum.
Right
168
This ideology believes that since man is inherently evil, society therefore needs traditions, institutions and standards of morality in order to contain the irrational passions of man.
Classical Conservatism
169
origin of the present-day concept of sovereignty
Treaty of Westphalia
170
a set of agreements signed in 1648 to end the Thirty Years War
Treaty of Westphalia
171
17th-century religious conflict fought primarily in central Europe
30 years war
172
remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million casualties resulting from military battles as well as from the famine and disease caused by the conflict
30 years war
173
He wanted to spread the ideals of the French Revolution--liberty, equality, fraternity
Napoleon
174
Wjat spread the Napoleonic code
Napoleonic war
175
forbade birth privileges encouraged freedom of religion promoted meritocracy in government
Napoleonic code
176
Napoleonic code is also called
French civil code of 1804
177
defined the concept of equality before the law and also secured the right to property
Napoleonic code
178
political system in which political power is vested in individual people on the basis of talent, effort, and achievement, rather than wealth or social class
Meritocracy
179
established to restore monarchical, hereditary and religious privileges; restore state sovereignty
Concert of Europe
180
form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication
Monarchy
181
its objective was to resolve disputes between European nations
Metternich system
182
The basis of united nation
Wetsphalia model and concert of Europe model
183
first major thinker of international liberalism
Immanuel Kant
184
political principle that advocates greater political or economic cooperation among states and nations
Internationalism
185
Coined the term international
Jeremy Bentham
186
advocated the creation of International Law that would govern interstate relations
Jeremy Bentham
187
believed that legislators should make laws that would create “the greatest happiness of all nations taken together
Jeremy Bentham
188
first thinker to reconcile nationalism with international liberalism
Giuseppe Mazzini
189
ideology based on the premise that the individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpass other individual or group interests
Nationalism
190
He believed in republican governments and proposed a system of free nations that cooperated with each other to create an international system
Giuseppe Mazzini
191
For him, free and independent states would be the basis of an equally free, cooperative international system
Giuseppe Mazzini
192
He influenced president woodrow wilson
Mazzini
193
government composed of elected representatives of the people
Republican system
194
Latin of public affair
Res publica
195
saw nationalism as a prerequisite to internationalism
Woodrow Wilson
196
the belief that the world's nations have the right to be free
Self-determination
197
He advocate the creation of league of nation
Woodrow Wilson
198
venue for conciliation and arbitration to prevent another war
League of nations
199
provided blueprint for future forms of international cooperation
League of Nations
