Elements of a State

1. Which of the following best explains STATE?

• It is a set or group of people bound together with same culture and tradition

• It is politico-judicial in nature wherein government acts as ruler and the citizens as follower

• It is political in context represented by population, government, sovereignty and power

• It is politico-judicial in nature which was formed in the presence of population, government, territory, and sovereignty

According to him, the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Aristotle

• Plato

It is called the freedom of the state to carry out its activities without subjection to or control by other states.

• Internal Sovereignty

• External Sovereignty

• Diplomacy

• Sovereignty

UNCLOS stands for ___________

• United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea

• United Nation Convention on the Law of the Surface

• United Nation Conferences in the Law of the Sea

• United Nation Conferences in the Location of Seas

All of the foregoing are maritime terms except;

• Continental Shelf

• Open Air

• Territorial Sea

• Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Refers to the institution or agency or instrumentalities through which the state maintains social order, provide public services, and enforces binding decisions.

• Population

• Government

• Sovereignty

• Politics

It is a definite portion of the earth’s surface which is the subject of sovereignty, rights, and interests. From the political standpoint, it is referred to as:

• State

• Government

• Sovereignty

• Territory

Under the 1987 Constitution Article II, section 1, it declares that the Philippines is a __________.

• democratic and communist

• democratic and republican

• democratic and federalist

• democratic and socialist

The fundamental law or supreme law of a country

• Presidential Decree

• Constitution

• Republic Act

• Laws

What article of the 1987 Constitution can be accessed if a person want to know the territorial boundaries of the country?

• I

• II

• III

• IV