State and Nation

Question 1

A political / legal group

Answer 1

State

Question 2

A community of persons permanently occupying a definite portion of territory

Answer 2

State

Question 3

Has a government of their own

Answer 3

State

Question 4

Enjoys freedom from external control

Answer 4

State

Question 5

Elements of the State

Answer 5

1. People
2. Territory
3. Government
4. Sovereignty

Question 6

Also known as the population or inhabitants

Answer 6

People

Question 7

True or False: There is a definite number of people that must be met in a state.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The people should have these following characteristics to be a state:

Answer 8

1. Enough number of people to perform state functions
2. Self-perpetuating, must be able to procreate its existence

Question 9

The portion of earth occupied and inhabited by people

Answer 9

Territory

Question 10

True or False: Territory must be permanent and specific in its dimension.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

This organization was created to define the rights and responsibilities of countries over their territories.

Answer 11

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Question 12

Components of Territory

Answer 12

1. Aerial Domain
2. Terrestrial Domain
3. Fluvial and Maritime Domain

Question 13

Territory of the air space above land and waters

Answer 13

Aerial Domain

Question 14

Territory of a fixed portion of land over which the state’s jurisdiction extends

Answer 14

Terrestrial Domain

Question 15

Territory of bodies of water within, between, or around the lands

Answer 15

Fluvial and Maritime Domain

Question 16

Ways of Acquiring Territory

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1. Discovery and Occupation
2. Prescription
3. Subjugation and Annexation
4. Cession
5. Accretion

Question 17

The oldest method of acquiring territory

Answer 17

Discovery and Occupation

Question 18

The intentional acquisition of territory not owned by any state

Answer 18

Discovery and Occupation

Question 19

A continued occupation of the state of a territory over a long period of time

Answer 19

Prescription

Question 20

Scholars argue that the prescription of a state should last for how long?

Answer 20

50 years

Question 21

True or False: There is a standard year for prescriptioni.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Acquisition of territory through force

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Subjugation and Annexation

Question 23

Acquisition of territory manifested in conquest or colonization

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Subjugation and Annexation

Question 24

A transfer of territory by treaty from one state to another

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Cession

Question 25

A transfer of territory, form of exchange through gifts or donations

Answer 25

Cession

Question 26

Adding portions of territory through human labor or natural activities

Answer 26

Accretion (Avulsion)

Question 27

A mechanism of the state, through which the will of the people is expressed and carried out

Answer 27

Government

Question 28

The working arm of the state

Answer 28

Government

Question 29

The ability of the state to govern itself, free from any foreign control

Answer 29

Sovereignty

Question 30

Types of sovereignty

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1. Internal (Domestic) 2. External (International)

Question 31

The type of sovereignty granted when you have the ability to enforce rules and policies within the state's territory and jurisdiction

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Internal Sovereignty

Question 32

The type of sovereignty in which the state is free from any other external control, the state of independence

Answer 32

External Sovereignty

Question 33

Elements of Sovereignty

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1. Dominium 2. Imperium

Question 34

The ability of the state to own and acquire lands and resources within its territory

Answer 34

Dominium

Question 35

The ability of the state to enforce its will on the people

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Imperium

Question 36

Theories on the Origin of the State

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1. Divine Origin Theory 2. Force Theory 3. Evolution Theory 4. Social Contract Theory

Question 37

The oldest theory of the state's origin

Answer 37

Divine Origin Theory

Question 38

The state was God's creation and the leaders of the state were appointed by God

Answer 38

Divine Origin Theory

Question 39

The theory serving as the basis of the divine rights of the monarchs

Answer 39

Divine Origin Theory

Question 40

The theory asserting that the state was a product of continuous warfare and conquest

Answer 40

Force Theory

Question 41

Theory in which the conquerors became the leaders and the conquered became subordinates

Answer 41

Force Theory

Question 42

Theory stating the state came from families grouping into bigger communities

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Evolution Theory

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Theory stipulating that the state is a result of man entering into a contract that lessens his freedom and privileges

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Social Contract Theory

Question 44

Elements of a Nation

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1. Shared Similarities 2. Feeling of Community 3. Polystate Nation and Multinational State 4. Nation-State

Question 45

Shared demographic characteristics, such as language, descent, religion, culture, and experiences

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Shared Similarities

Question 46

People in a group perceive that their shared characteristics binds them in one unified entity.

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Feeling of Community

Question 47

This makes the people still connected even though they were dispersed into the different areas or regions of the earth.

Answer 47

Feeling of Community

Question 48

A nation with many states

Answer 48

Polystate Nation

Question 49

A state with multiple nations

Answer 49

Multinational State

Question 50

True or False: Arab is a multinational state.

Answer 50

False, polystate nation

Question 51

True or False: America is a polystate nation.

Answer 51

False, multinational state

Question 52

The integration of the state and the nation

Answer 52

State-Nation

Question 53

How would a nation-state exist?

Answer 53

If almost all its members of a single nation are organized in a single state.

Question 54

What does a nation-state's strength rely on?

Answer 54

Fusion of both cultural and political aspects