LET Reviewer in Philippine Government and Constitution with Taxation part 2

Philippine Government and Constitution

Elements of State
1. People
2. Territory
3. Government
4. Sovereignty
1. internal
2. external
Origin of States
1. Devine Right Theory
2. Necessity or Force Theory
3. Paternalistic Theory
4. Social Contract Theory

Origin of State
There are several theories on the origin of state, but it is not known exactly which is of
them is the correct one.

1. Divine right theory - state is of divine creation and the ruler is ordained by God to
govern the people.

2. Necessity or force theory - state is created through force, by strong warriors who
imposed their will upon the weak.

3. Paternalistic theory - state comes from the expansion of family, under the
authority of the father. Family grew into a clan, then developed into tribe which
broadened into a nation, and a nation became a state.

4. Social contract theory - states have been formed by deliberate and voluntary
compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their
common good.

State distinguished from nation

State is a political concept while nation is an ethnic concept.
State is not subject to external control while nation may or may not be.
A single state may consist of one or more nations or people and conversely, a single
nation may be made up of several states.