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The document defines state and discusses various perspectives on what constitutes a state. A state is defined as a politically organized people living within a defined territory and having a government. The key elements identified are a population, fixed territory, government, and sovereignty.

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Slide 3 - State

The document defines state and discusses various perspectives on what constitutes a state. A state is defined as a politically organized people living within a defined territory and having a government. The key elements identified are a population, fixed territory, government, and sovereignty.

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Definition of State

• State is the greatest of all human association.


• There are some synonym for ‘Nation’,
‘Country’, and ‘Society’ and ‘the Government’
• In political science by the word ‘State’ we
mean a politically organised people of a
definite territory.
• We cannot be called all states of America and
India as a state.
• A union of families and villages having for its
end a perfect and self sufficing life by which
we mean a happy and honourable life.
– Aristotle
• A numerous society united by a common
sense of right and a mutual participation in
advantages.
– Cicero
• An association of families and their common
possessions, governed by the supreme power
and by reason.
– Bodin, 1976
• Particular portion of mankind viewed as an
organised unit.
– Burges
• The state is politically organised people of a
defined territory.
– Bluntscli
• State as a territorial society divided into
government and subjects claiming within its
allocated physical area, a supremacy overall
other institutions.
– Professor Laski
• State as a concept of political science and
public law,
– is a community of persons more or less
numerous,
– permanently occupying a definite portion of
territory,
– independent or nearly so,
– of external control and possessing an
organised government to which the great
body of inhabitants render habitual
obedience.
– Dr. Garner
• The state is a concept of political science and a
moral reality which exists where
– a number of people living on a definite
territory,
– are united under a government which in
internal matters is the organ for expressing
their sovereignty and
– the external matters is independent of
other governments.
• Professor Gilchrist
Constituent elements of the state
• Population or the number of people
• Fixed territory or a definite place of residence
• Government or an organization for uniting the
people
• Sovereignty or supremacy in internal matters
and independence of external control.
• First two is physical elements, 3rd element is
political and 4th is spiritual.

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