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Administrative Law, constitutional law and international law

subdivision of public law

POLITICAL SOVEREIGNTY

the authority of the people to choose who will be the officials of the state

LEGAL SOVEREIGNTY

the power of the state to make and implement laws within its jurisdiction

UNIPOLARITY

ONE SUPERPOWER OR A HEGEMON

BIPOLARITY

TWO SUPERPOWERS EMERGE

Political Theory

-Doctrines relating to the Origin, Behavior, and Purpose of the State -Discusses about theories and ideologies related to Politics and Governance

OBSERVATIONAL METHOD

-OBSERVES THE WORKINGS OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES. HOW INSTITUTIONS FORMED AND THE WORKINGS OF STATE AND NON-STATE ACTORS - method in studying political science

COMPARATIVE METHOD

-STUDIES THE POLITICAL SYSTEM, THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, THE ECONOMY, GEOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE AND HISTORY OF COUNTRIES OR REGIONS. - method in ps

historical method

-THE USE OF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO EXPLAIN PRESENT AND PROBABLE PHENOMENAS IN POLITICS, THE STATE, PEOPLE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. - method in stuying ps

Political Science

-The study of the phenomena of state and government - "a branch of social science that deals with theory, organization, government and practice of the state" (Rodee, 1980) -"distribution or delegation of power and duties through the three branches of the government" (Montesquieu, 1755) -"Man by nature is a political animal" (Aristotle, 322 B.C.E.)

INTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY

ABSOLUTE POWER OF THE STATE TO RULE OVER ITS PEOPLE

LEGITIMACY IN POLITICS

ACCEPTANCE OR RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE POWER . USES GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS TO LEGITIMIZE THE EXERCISE OF POWER IT IS ENFORCED

POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN

ALSO KNOWN AS THE "POWER OF EXPROPRIATION" THE HIGHEST AND MOST EXACT IDEA OF PROPERTY, REMAINING IN THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE UPON PAYMENT OF JUST COMPENSATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

HUMAN LEVEL OF ANALYSIS

ALSO KNOWN AS THE FIRST LEVEL OF ANALYSIS EXAMINES HUMAN NATURE, ITS IMAGE AND INDIVIDUALITY

DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE METHOD

ANALYZING OR DRAWING UP CONCLUSIONS OR THEORIZING BASED ON DATAS OR HYPOTHESIS FROM THE SPECIFIC DRAWING UP A GENERAL CONCLUSION, OR LOOKING AT THE GENERAL TO OBSERVE THE SPECIFIC LEVEL -method in studying political science

STATE LEVEL OF ANALYSIS

EXAMINES POLITICAL REGIMES INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE STATE OR HOW IT ORGANIZES DECISION MAKING OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM ANALYSIS

EXAMINES THE ROLE OF A NATION - STATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OUR INTERDEPEDENCE (GLOBALIZATION) THE BEHAVIOR AND PURPOSE OF THE NATION -STATE

External Sovereignty

FREEDOM OR INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE FROM FOREIGN OR EXTERNAL CONTROL

REWARD POWER

GIVING REWARDS AND BENEFITS

HISTORY AND POLITICS

HISTORY IS SHAPED BY POLITICS

ECONOMICS AND POLITICS

HOW THE STATE ALLOCATES ITS RESOURCES POLITICAL ECONOMY - HOW POLITICS AFFECTS THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY VICE VERSA THROUGH POLICIES STUDIES LIMITS OF ECONOMIES IN A CERTAIN COUNTRY

people

IT MUST BE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE GOVERNED LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SELF SUFFICING THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INDESPENSABLE ELEMENT OF THE STATE. IF THERE IS NO PEOPLE, NO FUNCTIONARIES TO GOVERN AND SUBJECTS TO BE GOVERNED

public law

Laws that deals with the following: -Organization of the governments -Limitations upon government authorities Powers and duties of governmental offices and officers -Obligation of the states with one another

public administration

Methods and techniques used in actual management of state affairs POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT WORKINGS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE AND AUTHORITIES

LEGITIMATE POWER

POWER BASED ON A PERSON'S ROLE, POSITION AND HIS OR HER DUTIES IN SOCIETY

EXPERT POWER

POWER BASED ON EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE OR WISDOM AND CRITERIA

POWER

POWER IS GENERALLY DEFINED AS THE ABILITY OF A PERSON TO CARRY OUT HIS OR HER WILL. SIGNIFICANT IN STUDYING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE SOCIETY IS COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF POWER. POWER IN POLITICS REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE CONTROL OR IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS OVER INDIVIDUALS. COMPEL OTHER PEOPLE TO DO CERTAIN TASKS. CLOSELY RELATED TO THE CONCEPT OF AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT

REFERS TO THE GROUP OF PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS, WHICH THE SOCIETY RULES IT SERVES AS AN ORGANIZING FORCE OVER THE STATES' SUBJECTS

SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY IN POLITICS

SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORMATION OF MAJOR THEORIES IN POLITICS AS WELL AS IDEAS THAT SHAPED AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE.

GEOGRAPHY AND POLITICS

STRATEGIC FRONTIERS POPULATION SPHERES OF INFLUENCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES GEOPOLITICAL APPROACH - THE COMBINATION OF POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY

REFERENT POWER

THE ABILITY OF A PERSON TO ATTRACT FOLLOWERS THROUGH THE USE OF PERSONALITY

COERCIVE POWER

THE ABILITY OF A PERSON TO COMPEL PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH THE USE OF PUNISHMENTS, THREATS AND FORCE

Sovereignty

THE POWER OF THE STATE TO COMMAND AND ENFORCE OBEDIENCE OVER ITS PEOPLE COMPLETELY INDEPEDENT OF DIRECT EXTERNAL CONTROL

police power

THE POWER OF THE STATE TO ENACT AND ENFORCE LAWS AND TO REGULATE PROPERTY AND LIBERTY IN PROMOTION OF THE GENERAL WELFARE FOR THE PEOPLE SALUS POPULI ET SUPREMA LEX "THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE IS THE SUPREME LAW" IT IS DYNAMIC IN NATURE AND MUST MOVE WITH THE MOVING SOCIETY IT IS SUPPOSED TO REGULATE

POWER OF TAXATION

THE POWER OF THE STATE TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT REVENUES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT THEORY ON TAXATION - THE POWER OF TAXATION PROCEEDS FROM THE THEORY THAT WITHOUT FUNDS, THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT MEET THE VARIOUS ESSENTIAL EXPENSES IT HAS INCUR TO ENABLE IT TO EXIST AND FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY

territory

THIS IS WHERE THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE LIVES REFERS TO TERRETRIAL (LAND), AERIAL.AIRSPACE, FLUVIAL (INNER WATERS), AND MARITIME DOMAINS NO LAW FIXING THE SIZE OF TERRITORY A STATE MUST HAVE

MULTIPOLARITY

THREE OR MORE SUPERPOWERS TO BALANCE POWER MAKES ALLIANCES SO THAT THE BA

anarchy, socialism and communism, centrism and liberalism, conservatism, facism and capitalism

major political ideologies

realism, liberalism, constructivism

major political theory.

DISCOVERY ,PRESCRIPTION ,CONQUEST, CESSION ,ACCRETION

modes of acquiring territory