1. Philippine Constitution 2. A. Necessity of the StudyEducation for citizenshipEssential part of liberal educationKnowledge and understanding of government 3.

Concept of State and GovernmentState a community of persons more or less numerous permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of its own to which the great body of inhabitants renders obedience, and and enjoying freedom from external control 4. Elements of the StatePeople mass of population living within the stateTerritory fixed portion of the surface of the earth inhabited by the people of the stateGovernment agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried outSovereignty the supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience 5. Origin of the StateDivine Right Theory holds that the state is of divine creation and the ruler is ordained by God to govern the peopleNecessity or force theory maintains that states must have been created through forcePaternalistic theory attributes the origin of states to the enlargement of the familySocial Contract theory asserts that the early states must have been formed by deliberate and voluntary compact among people to form a government of their own 6. Forms of GovernmentAs to the number of the persons exercising sovereign power: a. Monarchy the supreme and final authority is in the hands of a single person. It is further classified into: absolute monarchy and limited monarchy. b. Aristocracy the political power is exercised by the few priviledged class c. Democracy the political power is exercised by the majority of people. It is futher classified into two: direct or pure democracy and indirect or representative democracy 7. As to extent of powers exercised by the central or national government a. Unitary Government the control of national and local affairs is exercised by the central or national government b. Federal Government the powers of government are divided between two sets of organs, one for national affairs and the other for local affairs 8. As to the relationship between the executive and the legislative branches of government a. Parliamentary the state confers upon the legislature the power to terminate the tenure of office of the real executive b. Presidential the state makes the executive constituionally independent of the legislative http://www.slideshare.net/kate220k/philippine-constitution

1. concepts of state, government and constitution 2. overview meaning, elements and characteristics of a state forms, types and classifications of government meaning purpose and kinds of constitutions

3. what is a state ? a state is an entity that enjoys a monopoly over the legitimate use of violence over its territory (Max Weber) elements: population, territory, government and sovereignty

4. people answers the question, who governs whom? no specific number requirement the state shall neither be too small nor yet one that seems great but has no unity. (Plato)

5. territory answers the question, where? demarcated area that rightly belongs to the population terrestrial, fluvial, maritime and aerial should be permanent and large enough to be self-sufficing

6. government the agency or instrumentality through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and realized. (Pointdexter v. Greenhow)

7. sovereignty the supreme and uncontrollable power inherent in a state by which the state is governed the supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience to its will within its jurisdiction necessitates freedom from external control

8. plenary powers of government police power the power to establish and enforce laws eminent domain the power to appropriate property for public use taxation the power to collect revenue from citizens

9. classifications of governments forms of government refer to the basic rules by which a nation carries out its policies there is no standard for the classification of governments actual arrangements differ from theoretical ones

10. governments: Aristotelian typology Mob Rule Democracy Many Oligarchy Aristocracy Few Tyranny Monarchy One Perverted Ideal Number of Rulers

11. governments: distribution of power unitary policy emanates from the center and is absolute federal plenary powers of government are divided between central and local governments

12. governments: structure parliamentary fusion between executive and legislative branches of government the legislature selects the executive presidential characterized by separation of powers directly elected executive

13. constitution that body of rules and principles in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are regularly exercised that written instrument by which the powers of government are established, limited, defined and distributed.

14. why study the constitution it is the supreme law of the land it is the framework within which government power can be understood

15. constitutions are enacted or evolved written or unwritten rigid or flexible.

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