State and Nation Flashcards
A community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, possessing an organized government to which the great body of the inhabitants render habitual obedience, and free or nearly so from external control.
State
What are the four (4) Elements of a State?
• People
• Territory
• Government
• Sovereignty
STATE OR NOT?
Antarctica
NOT A STATE - No people.
STATE OR NOT?
Vatican
STATE
STATE OR NOT?
China
STATE
STATE OR NOT?
Florida
NOT STATE - no sovereignty.
STATE OR NOT?
Tibet
NOT STATE - no sovereignty
STATE OR NOT?
Guam
NOT STATE - no sovereignty
ASPECTS OF SOVEREIGNTY
When people obey their government.
Internal Sovereignty
ASPECTS OF SOVEREIGNTY
Freedom from external control.
External Sovereignty
STATE OR NOT?
Europe
NOT STATE - Europe is a continent.
A group of people bound together by common characteristics (like physical attributes, language, origin, traditions), and who believe that they are one and distinct from others.
Nation
Synonymous to “people”, and exist even though they may not have territory, government or sovereignty.
Nation
