FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF STATE AND NON- STATE INSTITUTION Flashcards
is a territory with its own institutions and populations.
State
An organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character
State Institution
is a large group of people who inhabit a specific territory and are connected by history, culture, or another commonality.
Nation
• 1. State provides security against external aggressions and war.
• 2. State ensures security against internal disturbances disorders and crimes.
• 3. State legally grants and guarantees the rights of the people.
• 4. The state issues and regulates currency and coinage
ROLES OF STATE
• 5. State undertakes steps for the creation of necessary conditions for the socio-economic- politico-cultural development of the people.
• 6. State grants citizenship and protects their interests and rights.
• 7. State conducts foreign relations, foreign trade and economic relations.
• 8. State secures the goals of national interest in international relations
ROLES OF STATE
ELEMENTS OF STATE
PEOPLE
TERRITORY
SOVEREIGNTY
GOVERNMENT
Also known as population or inhabitants.
PEOPLE
refers to the portion of the earth which composed of aerial, fluvialand terrestrial domain
TERRITORY
refers to supreme and absolute power within its territorial boundaries.
SOVEREIGNTY
refers to the institution or agency or instrumentalities through which the state maintain social order, provide public services and enforces binding decisions.
GOVERNMENT
TYPES OF SOVEREIGNTY
INTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY
EXTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY
is the power of the state to rule within its territory.
INTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY
is the freedom of the state to carry out its activities without subjection to or control by other state.
EXTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY
Is absolute from the legal point of view.
Is permanent.
Sovereignty of the state is universal.
Is inalienable.
Cannot be divided between or shared by a plurality.
Is exclusive.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOVEREIGNTY
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
A. DISTRIBUTION OF POWER
B. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
C. LEGITIMACY
A1. Unitary Government
power- is held by one central authority. ex. Philippines, Denmark, Italy, Finland, Peru, Rwanda.
A. DISTRIBUTION OF POWER
A2. Confederation
it is a voluntary association of independent state that often only delegate a few powers to the central government. Weak or loose organization of states agrees to follow a powerful central government.
ex. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) formerly known as the Soviet Union, Switzerland’s canton system.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER
A3. Federal Government power-is divided between one central and several regional authorities. Ex. Malaysia, USA, Nigeria, Australia.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER
AUTOCRACY
OLIGARCHY
DEMOCRACY
B. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
form of government wherein one person possesses unlimited power. The citizen has limited, if any role in government.
B1. AUTOCRACY
B. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
FORMS OF AUTOCRACTIC GOVERNMENT
1.Absolute or Totalitarian Dictatorship
2.Absolute Monarchy
A single leader glorified.
The government tries to control all aspects of social and economic life.
The government is not responsible to the people.
Ex. Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin
1.Absolute or Totalitarian Dictatorship
- the king, queen, or emperor exercises the supreme and unlimited powers of government wherein the position is usually inherited. Ex. King of Saudi Arabia.
2.Absolute Monarchy
it is the government by the few. Sometimes a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. The groups gets its power from military power, social power, wealth, religion or a combination.
Ex. Communist countries such as China.
B2. OLIGARCHY
