PREAMBLE We‚ the sovereign Filipino people‚ imploring the aid of Almighty God‚ in order to build a just and humane society‚ and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations‚ promote the common good‚ conserve and develop our patrimony‚ and secure to ourselves and our posterity‚ the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth‚ justice‚ freedom‚ love‚ equality‚ and peace‚ do ordain and promulgate this Constitution. EXPLINATION:
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After over 300 years under Spanish colonization‚ Filipinos taste the sweetness of independence and freedom for the past 115 years. June 12‚ 1898. This is the fruitful outcome of the sacrifices of countless freedom fighters and it is note-able that majority of those great souls made the supreme sacrifice and laid their lives to get the nation free from the foreign yoke. Now‚ we will never feel thirsty for freedom. We will never bleed and cry in frustration. For at last we are one sovereign state
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MEANING OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Defined as the study of the state in all its elements‚ aspects and relationships e.g. government and its organs‚ institutions through which the state functions. Is also a systematic analysis to discover not only about the state but as well as political attitudes‚ controversial issues concerning state operation‚ powers and functions Greek The word politics has its origins in Ancient Greece. All of the cities in Ancient Greece‚ such as Athens‚ Sparta‚ and Corinth
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King Lear was a supposedly one of the first monarchs in prehistoric Britain. He had come down to Shakespeare’s time as a Figure of myth and folklore. King Lear knew to divide sovereign power would be to undermine the peace of the commonwealth and to infringe the biblical precept that no one should serve two masters. (Bossulet qtd in) Sommerville 350) Although such an act would have been considered illegal at the time and Queen Elizabeth asks her advisors if she can give away some of her land (Foakes
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In the current state of world’s affairs‚ there are many battles being fought over regional and territorial rights for land. The desires for separatism and secessionism often come about as results of ethic and linguistic divisions among the people. However‚ to analyze territorial and regional autonomies and the issues that arise‚ it is necessary to define and understand the historical contexts and frameworks upon which the individual states were built‚ and particularity their political and economic
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 – CASES AND MATERIALS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I CASES AND MATERIALS KHAGESH GAUTAM © KHAGESH GAUTAM | 2014 Page 1 of 610 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 – CASES AND MATERIALS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT 1 – THE CONCEPT OF STATE (ARTICLE 12) ................................................................................... 5 RAJASTHAN STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD V. MOHAN LAL ............................................................. 5 R. D. SHETTY V. INT’L AIRPORT AUTHORITY
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The State is the Most Important Actor in World Politics Introduction In the modern tumultuous world of politics‚ nation states were and still are very crucial players. Whether they are the most important actors or not is the pivotal point of this essay. The point has been discussed with reference to two paradigms of international relations theories namely realism and liberalism. There are several strands of these two theories but arguments have been
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Great Chain of Being Paper By: Brian Zwolinski The Great Chain of Being is the concept that the order of the entire universe is under a very strict hierarchical system. The chain goes from god which represents perfection to the bottom level which are the minerals of the earth. Perhaps the most important thing to understand about this chain was that it was impossible for one to move from one level to the next. Wherever you stood in this chain is where you stood for the rest of your life
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In War and the State in Africa‚ Jeffrey Herbst states‚ “…it should be recognized that there is very little evidence that African countries‚ or many others in the Third World‚ will be able to find peaceful ways to strengthen the state and develop national identities.” Truly‚ building a strong state and developing state identity is very essential to third world countries that have either a weak or fail state‚ as it will help the government of developing countries to be better on solving both internal
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Loyalty is a key theme conveyed throughout the first act of King Lear and is also a major sponsor for the future actions of the main characters in the play. The most prominent example of loyalty throughout the play is depicted in the character Kent. In act one/scene one‚ Kent confronts Lear‚ who is a very old friend‚ and tells him publicly that he is making a colossal mistake by sending his daughter Cordelia away. In retaliation‚ Lear promises if “Thy banished trunk be found in our dominions‚ the
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