INTRODUCTION It is the systematic study of the state & government The word political came from the Greek word “polis” meaning city equivalent to a sovereign state It is the basic knowledge & understanding of the state & the principles & ideas which underlie its organization & activities It is primarily concerned with the association of human beings in a body politic or a political community Fields of political science: 1. Political Theory 2. Public Law 3. Government 4. Comparative
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geographic area". D)Sovereignty: the concept of sovereignty is territorially defined. It means to have the recognized right to control a territory both politically and militarily E)Territoriality integrity: territory controlled by a country(sovereign) I)The Modern State Idea A)Peace of Westphalia: negotiated in 1648‚ made up mutually recognized states. II)Nations A)Nation: group of people who think of themselves as one based on a sense on shared culture and history. 1)Nations vary
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http://www.unaab.edu.ng COURSE CODE: COURSE TITLE: NUMBER OF UNITS: COURSE DURATION: GNS 202 Elements Of Politics And Government 1 Unit One Semester COURSE DETAILS: COURSE DETAILS: Course Coordinator: Email: Office Location: Dr. O.O. Adegboyega‚ B.Sc.‚ M.Sc.‚ PhD oyekunle2006@yahoo.com CGNS Department‚ COLAMRUD COURSE CONTENT: Man as a political animal; theories of state. The evolution of the modern State. Varieties of political system and institutions. Ideologies of political Liberalism
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Airah Mary Michaela Diaz (Task: Indonesia) Maegan Martinez (Task: Philippines) South Asia | Philippines | Indonesia | Type of Government | -known as the Republic of the Philippines. Is a sovereign state in SEA.-it is called republic or democratic form of government‚ where the power is in the hands of the people.-it has three branches: Executive‚ Legislative and Judicial. | -Republic of Indonesia – official name of the country means “Island of the Indies”-Head of government – President |
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hold the country together politically and economically. I think he is right‚ without a strong central government the Union will be powerless. For Hamilton‚ the problem in government was the principle of legislation for states which creates multiple sovereigns. Hamilton argues that the national government is sufficiently held in check‚ and I agree with him. I think that it is held in check because as he argues‚ it is up to the states to follow or not to follow the laws of the nation. He explains how
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more important is to determine what a sovereign state mean‚ because it is sovereignty to be threatened by globalization. And some authors think that there is no state without globalization. “A Sovereign state is a state with a defined territory on which
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SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW - STATES I. Traditional Subjects of International Law A. States In addition to controlling territory‚ States have lawmaking and executive functions. States have full legal capacity‚ that is‚ they have the ability to be vested with rights and to incur obligations. B. Insurgents Insurgents are a destabilizing factor‚ which makes States reluctant to accept them‚ unless they show some of the attributes of sovereignty (e.g. control of a defined territory). Their
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The Purpose Of Government The Purpose of Government is to give to “protect their sovereign territory and their citizenry and to provide national defense.” “ (Harrison/Harris‚ American Federal Government pg. 9) There are 5 main purposes to the American Federal Government: “to preserve order and stability‚ to establish and maintain a legal system‚ provide services‚ too raise and spend money‚ and to socialize new generations. “ (Harrison/Harris‚ American Federal Government pg.9-10) The marksman
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In War and the State in Africa‚ Jeffrey Herbst states‚ “…it should be recognized that there is very little evidence that African countries‚ or many others in the Third World‚ will be able to find peaceful ways to strengthen the state and develop national identities.” Truly‚ building a strong state and developing state identity is very essential to third world countries that have either a weak or fail state‚ as it will help the government of developing countries to be better on solving both internal
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In society there is no one more qualified‚ than oneself to decide how and where they live and who governs them. In addition‚ no single group of individuals should possess the power to produce‚ enforce and vote upon laws that dictate how an individual lives their life; unless that particular individual grants a certain amount of power to let another individual do so. There is one individual who shared this opinion or notion‚ about government and society with me‚ and his name was Jean Jacques Rousseau
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