The Sovereign State Mr Marinello Chippewa Valley Schools

The Sovereign State Mr. Marinello * Chippewa Valley Schools

Features of a State

Population Territory a body of people, living in a defined space, Sovereignty Government with the power to make and with an and enforce laws organization to do this. without having to check with any higher authority,

Population § A group of people who are the members or citizens of a state. § Can be large or small § China - 1, 300, 000 § Fiji - 860, 000 § Can be rural or urban § Can be poor or rich § They usually speak a common language § Not necessarily one language § India has over 120

Territory §The area in which a state’s rules apply § A state must have a set boundary § Boundaries can change § War § Negotiations with other countries § Purchase of territory § In 1867, the US bought Alaska from Russia for $7 million

Sovereignty §The ability of a state to rule absolutely in its territory. § All states are equal to each other § The US can do what ever it wants, there is no body to tell them otherwise

Government §The organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state. §Four Roles of Government § Governments make laws § Governments protect states § Governments keep order § Helps citizens

Origins of the State

Social Contract Theory § Illustrated by Hobbes and Locke § What does it say? § Together we’re stronger than when we’re apart § Protection for loyalty § Mayflower Compact § Signed on November 21, 1620 § “Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. ”

Force Theory § Creation of a state through brute force § What does it say? § I have the sharp pointy things and you don’t so I’m in charge now. Evolutionary Theory § Creation of the state out of a natural growth of peoples living together. § What does it say? § We’re a family. Our family is getting bigger. Now we’re a state. § Happens over countless generations § Clan - Tribe - State

Divine Right Theory § Creation of a state was created by a god and that he chose one family to rule everyone. § What does it say? § God made the state and he likes me best so I’m the King. § Not unique to one part of the world § § § Pharaohs Aztecs Chinese Emperors English Monarchs The Japanese Emperor governed by Divine Right until 1945.