UCSP Q2 W1

UCSP Q2 W1

Prepared by: Mark Babael

Multiple Choice

A sovereign state is a political organization with a centralized

government that has supreme independent authority over a geographic

area.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

People cannot constitute a state unless they inhabit in a definite territory.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The four essential elements of the state are the following: Population,

territory, government, and sovereignty.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A community of persons does not form a state unless a stable

government organizes it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Liberal and conservative theories of the state tend to see the state as a

neutral entity separated from society and the economy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

State and Non-State Institutions​

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​What is a State?

​is a political organization of society, the body politic, the institutions of government. The country is a form of human association distinguished from other social groups by its purpose, the establishment of order and security; its methods, the laws and their enforcement; its territory, the area of jurisdiction or geographic boundaries; and its sovereignty. The state consists, of the agreement of the individuals on the means

whereby disputes are settled in the form of laws.

What are non-state institutions?

A group of people or any organizations which are not affiliated with the national government. Sometimes called a non-state entity.

Four Basic Elements of a State

1. People

2. ​Territory

3. ​Sovereignty

4. ​Government

Theories of the State​

• Liberal-Conservative

• ​Marxist

• Anarchist

• ​Pluralist