Nature and scope of Political Science. Aristotle tells us a simple truth when he says, “He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or god.” It means that man is a social animal. He is born in society and…
State and Government In everyday language, the two terms, the State and Government, are often used interchangeably as if there is no difference between them The Stuarts in England did not differentiate between the two with a View to justifying their absolute authority Louis XIV of France need to say, “I am the State ”…
We have said that what differentiates membership of the State from that of other mealtime is its compulsory nature and the fact that all other organization and activities «in the manners of the State are. to the last resort, subordinate to it. The State issues directions and it also enforces than. it necessary by employing…
The modern State is a sovereign State. Sovereignty in political science is therefore independent in the face of other communities. It may infuse its will towards them with a substance which need not be affected by the will of any external power. It is moreover internally supreme over the territory that it controls. Ii Issues…
Nature of Sovereignty.– The constituent element which distinguishes most fundamentally the state from all other human associations is sovereignty -The supremacy of will and power. In every fully independent stats there is some person, assembly. or group (a.g the electorate) Who or which has the supreme power of formulating in terms of law, and of…
Constitutions Classified. Considered with, reference to the degree of popular participation in the government which they allow, constitutions have been classified by various Writers as “free”, “democratic” ,”aristocratic“, etc. Considered as instruments of evidence, they have been classified, first, as cumulative or evolved and second, as conventional or enacted.1 To the first class belong those…
Nature of Public Opinion. During the greater part or human history government was viewed as something exalted and mysterious, beyond the comprehension of the masses. The authority of rulers was believed to be of divine origin, and the people were expected to give reverence and obedience, not to question or criticize the acts of those…
Aristocratic government places political power in a comparatively small part of the population of the state. This class may be based on birth, wealth, age, military power, priestly power, education. or a combination of these and similar distinctions. However the ruling class may be selected. in an aristocracy the mass of the people are exuded…
The State Must , Therefore, Possess The Elements of- 1.Population, 2.Territory 3.Government 4.Sovereignty 1.Population is Essential Elements of State. Two conclusions flow from the discussion on the meaning and nature of the state: (I) that the State is .a human institution; the product of man’s gregarious nature and the result of necessities. of human life,…
Meaning of The State. The term “State”, which is the central subject of Elements of state in political science study, has scientific meaning. We do not use it With the same vagueness and ambiguity as it is used by a man in the street. it is often, but erroneously, used as a synonym for “nation”,…