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Concepts of

State and Government

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eaning of Stat

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A state is a community

of persons more or lessnumerous, permanentlyoccupying a denite

portion of territory,having a government oftheir own to which the

great body of inhabitantsrender obedience, andenjoying freedom from

external control.

e Philippines is a state.

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ements of Stat

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PeopleThe massof the

population living

within the

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answers the

question, “whogoverns whom?”

no specic numer

requirement!

“People

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 !emarcatedarea that

rightlybelongs to

the

Territory

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answers the "uestion,

“where#

terrestrial, $uvial,

maritime and aerial

should be permanent

and large enough to be

“Territory

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  'efers to the

agency to whichthe will of thestate is

formulated,expressed, and

carried out.

(overnment

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)ay be dened as the

supreme power of thestate to command andenforce obedience to its

will from the peoplewithin its jurisdiction andcorollarily to have

*overeignty

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a. +nternal power ofthe state to rule

within its territory

b. -xternal  thefreedom of thestate to carry out

its activities

“*overeignty

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