State and nation

A short presentation about the state, its elements, and theories explaining its origin.

1. FOUR ELEMENTS OF THE STATE Alvin John Juarez Neyra || University of the Immaculate Conception || Davao City

2. A State is a community of persons more or less numerous occupying a definite portion of territory , having a government of its own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience and enjoying freedom from external control .

3. State vs. Nation State Nation political concept ethnic concept (social origin, language, customs, traditions, etc.) not subject to external control may or may not be independent of external control maybe composed of several nations maybe made up of several states

4. State People Territory Government Sovereignty

5. People refers to the inhabitants of the S tate. education skills tech

6. Territory a fixed portion on the surface of the earth inhabited by the people of the State; varies in area. Terrestrial (land mass) Fluvial (land beneath the external territorial waters) Maritime (territorial waters) Aerial (air space above the terrestrial and maritime)

7. Government is the instrument that provides the mechanisms in determining, formulating, and implementing the policies of the state. Legislative Executive Judicial

8. Sovereignty is the supreme power inherent in a state. Political/ Legal Sovereignty Internal/ External Sovereignty Internal – power to control domestic affairs without external interferences External – power to direct its relations with other states

9. Divine Right Theory Origins of State Necessity Theory Paternalistic Theory Social Contract Theory

10. Divine Right Theory The ruler is ordained by God to govern the people. References have cited to the laws which Moses received from Mt. Sinai.

11. Necessity or Force Theory Maintains that States must have been created through forces, by some great warriors to impose their will upon the weak.

12. Paternalistic Theory State origins were attributed to the enlargement of family which remained under the authority of father or mother. f amily  clan  tribe  nation  state

13. Social Contract Theory States have been formed by deliberate and voluntary compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their common good. This theory highlight people’s right to revolt against their bad ruler.