State

Definition, Its Elements

and Origin
State Defined
State is a community of persons
more or less numerous,
permanently occupying a definite
portion of territory, having a
government of their own to which
the great body of inhabitants
render obedience and enjoying
freedom from external control.
The Four Elements of the
States
People
- an organization of human beings
living together as a community
Territory
- a geographical area that is owned
and controlled by a government or
country to exercise such state
sovereignty.
The Four Elements of the
States
Government
- is the executive branch of the state and has the
role to administer the state uniformly in the
following aspects: political, economic, social,
cultural, use of natural resources, environmental
protection, national defense and security, and
foreign affairs.
Sovereignty
- is the quality of having supreme, independent
authority over a territory.
Two types of Sovereignty
Internal Sovereignty
- is the relationship between a
sovereign power and its own subjects.

External Sovereignty
- concerns the relationship between
a sovereign power and other states
Origin of States
Natural Theory
The social urge of the human being to
be within a group of as man is a social
being.
Patriarchal Theory
State evolves from the enlargement of
family under the authority of the parents
or the elders
Origin of States
3.Force Theory
Through the constant war and invasion
of the great warriors in the ancient time
dominated the weak that later on formed
a state.
4. Divine Right Theory
State is of divine creation and the ruler
is ordained by God to govern the people
Origin of States
5.Social Contract Theory
Formed by deliberate and
voluntary compact among the people
to form a society and organize
government for their common good
Distinction Between State and
Nation
State Nation
Political concept Ethnic concept
Not subject to May or may not
external control be indepen-dent
May consist of of external
one or more control
nations May consist of
one or more
states
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