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State – a community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of
territory having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience,
and enjoying freedom from external control.
Elements of a State:
2. Government – the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried
out.
3. Territory – includes not only the fixed portion of land over which the jurisdiction of the state extends
(territorial domain), but also the rivers and lakes therein, a certain area of the sea which abuts upon its
coasts (fluvial and maritime domain) and the air space above the land and the waters (aerial domain).
4. Sovereignty – supreme powers of the state to command and enforce obedience to its will from the
people within its jurisdiction and corollary, to have freedom from foreign controls. It has 2
manifestations: (1) internal or the power of the state to rule within its territory, and (2) external or
independence or the so-called freedom of the state to carry out its activities without subjection to or
control by other states.
Domains of Territory:
2. Fluvial domain
3. Maritime domain
4. Aerial domain
Forms of Government:
a.Advantages
-It has executive and legislative branches that are separate but watch over each other
b.Disadvantages
-It is hard to reach an agreement when President and legislative from different parties
Parliamentary Government
a.Advantages
-Making laws is easier because the prime minister and legislature comes from the same party
-Prime minister holds the executive branchso legislation can quickly become law and be
enforced
b.Disadvantages