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STATE VS NATION
State is a political concept while nation is a racial concept.
STATE VS GOVERNMENT
State is a broader concept because the government is only an element
of the state
INHERENT POWERS OF THE STATE
1.Power of Eminent Domain - power of the state to take private property for public use with just
compensation.
2.Power of Taxation - power of the state to impose taxes.
3.Police Power - power of the state to regulate behavior.
GOVERNMENT is the governing power in the state . It is composed of three branches, namely:
1. Executive - to implement /enforce laws.[ President and his Cabinet]
2. Legislative - to enact , alter and repeal laws.[Congress compose of the Senate and the House
of Representative]
3. Judiciary - to interpret and apply laws.[ Supreme Court which is the only court created by
the Constitution and Statutory courts which are created by laws]