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The State is the most important political institution in modern society. Political science recognizes that a State must possess four essential elements—population, territory, government, and sovereignty—to exist as an independent political entity. The absence of any one of these elements denies full Statehood. These principles form the foundation of constitutional governance in the United States … Read more
In Political Science, the term State carries a precise and scientific meaning that differs sharply from its everyday usage. Commonly mistaken as a synonym for nation, government, or society, the State is, in fact, a distinct political institution defined by people, territory, organized government, and sovereignty. Understanding the true meaning of the State is fundamental … Read more
Political science, known as a science, falls back to the old importance of the word science, which was an assemblage of learning and practice inside a discipline. As of late (amid of the most recent century), the word science’s importance progressed toward becoming related with the logical technique. “There is political science in the same … Read more
Political Science is the scientific designation of the subject of our study. This name has been accepted by the political scientists drawn from various countries assembled in a meeting under UNESCO’s auspices. It covers the whole range of knowledge regarding the political governance of man. According to Paul Janet: “Political Science is that part of … Read more
Monarchy — historically one of the oldest forms of government — refers to a system where supreme authority rests in the hands of a single ruler. Whether hereditary or secured by other means, a monarchy’s effectiveness depends on how power is exercised. This article explores the advantages and disadvantages of monarchy, from historical unity and … Read more
Definition of Liberty: Liberty is derived from the Latin word liber, which means free. It is a word of negative meaning denoting the absence of restraint. Its primary significance is to do what one likes, regardless of all consequences, But this is obviously an impossibility. Liberty, in the sense of a complete absence of restraint, … Read more
In the Article immediately preceding, we have considered the distribution of governmental powers territoriality from how these powers may be distributed as between the Central Government and the various political units into which all countries of considerable size are divided. And we brought out in that consideration two distinct types of government, the unitary and … Read more
Distribution of Powers Functionally and theory of Separation Of Powers. Two methods may be employed for distributing governmental powers, territorial and functional. These two are not alternative methods. The territorial division relates to the splitting up of the State’s territory into political divisions and distributing governmental powers among such divisions. Each of the political divisions … Read more
Different Types of Governments. Some writers on Political Science classify the forms of government as the forms of the State. But this doesn’t seem right. There can be no forms of the state. All States are alike in their nature, and all combine the same essential elements population, territory, organization, and unity or sovereignty. Differences … Read more
The Third World emerged in the post-World War II era in international relations and conditions when the world was divided into opposite ideological blocs. During those days, the process of decolonization was at its zenith, as a result of which many Asian and African countries got independence, and they joined the international community as sovereign … Read more