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| Basic elements of a State | People, Territory, Government and Sovereignty |
| Two aspects of sovereignty | Internal and external sovereignty |
| The state is supreme over all its citizen and associations | Internal Sovereignty |
| The state is independent and free from foreign or outside control | External Sovereignty |
| Type of government ruled by many | Democracy/Democratic |
| Type of government which absolute rule and is not restricted by laws or constitution. Rules only by one | Dictatorship/Dictatorial |
| Type of government ruled by few | Oligarchy |
| Two type of Democracy Government | Parliamentary and Presidential Democracies |
| Type of Democracy Government which executive branch members are also legislative branch members | Parliamentary Democracies |
| Type of Democracy Government which there is separation between Executive and Legislative Branch | Presidential Democracies |
| Authorized to make laws, alter, and repeal them through the power | Legislative Branch |
| Three Branches of Government | Executive, Legislative and Judiciary Branch |
| Carries out laws. It is composed of the President and the Vice President who are elected by direct popular vote | Executive Branch |
| By right, acccording to law | De Jure |
| In reality,as a matter of fact | De Facto |
| System of government that is concentrated in states. | Confederation |
| Character of the constitution that is enacted | Conventional Constitution |
| Character of the constitution that evolved | Cumulative Constitution |
| Character of the constitution which has been given definite written form at a particular time | Written Constitution |
| Character of the constitution which is entirely the product of political evolution | Unwritten Constitution |
| Character of the constitution which cannot be amended or altered except some special machinery | Rigid or Inelastic Constitution |
| Character of the constitution which maybe altered in the same way of as other laws | Flexible or Elastic Constitution |
| Inherent power of state to take private property for public use upon payment of compensation | Power of Eminent Domain |
| Inherent power of state to exact proportional contribution from the people to defray the cost of governmental expenditures | Taxation Power |
| Phase of taxation that refers to the assessment and collection of taxes | Administrative phase |
| Example of Direct Tax | Income tax, community tax and estate tax |
| Is an enforced proportional contribution from owners of lands especially or peculiarly benefited by public improvements | Special assessment |
| Otherwise known as the Tax Reform Act of 1997 | Republic Act No. 8424 |