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 GAME:
FUN PLACE
TO THINK!!!
Philippines
Chile
Manhattan
Cambridge
California
Iran
Columbia
Ireland
Netherland
Chicago
Washington
Germany
New Jersey
Spain
Jamaica
Nepal
How many countries do you think
are there in the world? More than
100? Less than 200?
There are about 192 countries
belonging to the family of nations.
“Country” is a colloquial or ordinary
term used by people to mean a
population living in a definite
territory.
Legally, the word “country” is
referred to as state in political
science.
Then we grow up, we
meet people, make
friends, and become
members of a peer
group “barkada”.
We attend school, and we
become members of a school
club.
We also become
members of a
religious group
and other small
or large
organizations.
Greater than these, we
automatically become
members of a very large,
complex organization that
requires our patriotism and
obedience to its laws. This
is what we call a STATE.
 VIDEO
PRESENTATION
 Four groups

PEOPLE-REPORTERS

TERRITORY- ARTISTS

GOVERNMENT- SINGERS

SOVEREIGNTY-ACTORS/ACTRESSES
 PERCENTAGE /RUBRIC
 Content 20pts
 Interpretation of data 10pts.

 Creativity 10pts

 Delivery/Presentation 10pts

 TOTAL 50pts
PEOPLE
 P E O P L E
 This refers to the inhabitants or the population of the
state that comprises its citizens.
 Citizens- are the people who enjoy protection of the
state and have the right to participate in its political
affairs.
 It is important that the people are united by common
culture and history. However, it is not enough. For
example in the Philippines, the MILF has been
engaging the Philippine government into a protracted
war in its secessionist bid to make Mindanao a
separate Bangsa Moro Republic with its own flag,
armed forces and a separate government.
• It is clear therefore, that the people in
a state need to be cohesive and unified
not only culturally but also politically
or the state may break and collapse.
• The number of people that may
comprise a nation is not of prime
consideration. The consideration here
is that it should be small enough to be
effectively governed and large enough
to be self-sufficing.
Vatican- the seat of Catholicism with a
population about 1,000 is the smallest state in
the world with regard to population.
China- is the largest
consisting of about
1/3 of the Earth’s
population or less
than 2 billion
people.
TERRITORY
 T E R R I T O R Y
this is the definite geographic area
occupied by the people. The
territory of a state must be definite
so as to properly ascertain its
jurisdiction.
A territory of the state covers the
following domain (Article I, Sec. II)
Terrestrial – refers to
the land mass
Maritime- refers to the territorial waters
composed of inland waters, external waters
extending 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the
coastline in the case of an archipelago like
the Philippines, its maritime territory
includes the bodies of water surrounding
and those in between the islands. This is in
accordance with the Archipelago Principles
recognized by the UN Convention on the
Law of the Sea.
Fluvial- refers to the land
beneath the external
territorial waters like the
sea floor, continental
shelves and other marine
areas beneath the
waters. These areas are
now being explored as
sources of minerals and
other products that
cannot be found on the
land surface.
•Aerial- refers to the air space above the land and the maritime
territory. Foreign aircrafts that will pass a state’s aerial territory
are required to seek permission or this will result to trespassing.
The smallest state in terms
of territory is the Vatican.
The largest state
is Russia.
•Territorial boundaries often
become a source of conflict
between states.
• The South China Sea before now
it is West Philippine Sea is a
potential flashpoint because of the
competing and overlapping claims
on the Spratlys Islands by the
Philippines, China, Taiwan, Brunei,
and Vietnam at Malaysia.
GOVERNMENT
 GOVERNMENT
 This refers to the body of
people and different
agencies that make and
enforce laws.
 It is the apparatus of the
state that manages its
affairs and which carries
out the will of the people.
 The government performs
its functions through its
inherent power to rule over
its citizens. However, its
authority must be accepted
by the people.
 Legitimacy- the general
belief of the people that
the governments rule is
rightful. For example, we
do not want to pay taxes
especially when we believe
it will just end in the
pockets of some people in
the government.
SOVEREIGNTY
 SOVEREIGNTY
 this term comes from the old French
word soverain, which means “to rule
over”.
 It refers to the supreme power of the state
to rule over its citizens within its territory
and be free from control of foreign states.
Internal Sovereignty External Sovereignty
 It means the power  This refers to a state that is
of the state to rule fully independent and no
completely over the foreign power can control its
people inside its internal affairs. This is
territory, citizens, or accordance with the
aliens. The people, principle of sovereign
therefore, recognize equality as declared in the
the authority of the Charter of UN for all its
government and members. This means that
obey the laws of the all nation-states enjoy
land. equality under international
law whether they are small
or big, poor or rich.
 In your own opinion
which elements of
state is the most
important and explain
your answer.
 Based on the
elements of the state
can you now define
what a state is?
 “A state is a community of persons,
more or less numerous, permanently
occupying definite territory, under an
organized government to which they
render habitual obedience and
enjoying freedom from foreign
control.”
People
Territory
Government
Sovereignty
People Government
Territory Sovereignty
SHORT QUIZ
People Sovereignty Politics
Government State Territory
______1. This is a community of persons, more or less
numerous, permanently occupying definite territory under an
organized government to which they render habitual obedience
and enjoying freedom from foreign control.
______2. This refers t the supreme power of the state to rule over
its citizens within its territory and be free from control of
foreign states.
______3. This refers to the body of people and different agencies
that make and enforce law.
______4. This is the definite geographic area occupied by the
people
______5. This refers to the inhabitants or the population of the
state that comprises its citizens.
KEY TO CORRECTION:

1. State

2. Sovereignty

3. Government

4. Territory

5. People
V. Assignment:

1. Enumerate and briefly discuss

the types of government.

2. In the Philippines what are the

three branches of the
government?