pgov 2

is 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.

- no higher legal authority than ordinary laws and which may be altered in the same way as other laws.

as a supreme command to enforce by the ruler upon his people who in turn render habitual loyalty and obedience to the ruler.

is essential to the continuous existence of the state.

Elements of the State

Refers to the mass population living within the state.

Consist of the land within the boundaries of the state, the airspace above the land, the inland waters like the rivers, the springs, lakes, bays, mineral and natural resources, and the 12 miles of the sea beyond the state’s coastlines.

a) The essential instrument of machinery of the state that carries out its will, purposes, and objectives.

b) It refers to the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried out.

a) The supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience to its will from people within its jurisdiction and to have freedom from foreign control.

- the supreme or absolute power to a state to enforce its will on the people within its territory. The government must possess adequate powers to control and regulate the conduct and affairs of the people within the borders of the state