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POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF SOCIETY - Coggle Diagram
POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF SOCIETY
STATE
is a territory with defined boundaries
Characteristics
population
the number of inhabitants
territory
with known and recognized boundaries
sovereignty
absolute power within its own territory and can
make its own decisions.
government
institution through which society makes
and enforces its public policies.
Functions
maintain order and defend the territory
establish international relationships
make laws
provide basic services
regulate the economy
Democratic / Non-democratic states
Democratic
Direct democracy
free
plural
universal suffrage
periodical
Representative democracy
citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them
division of power
legislative power (parliament)
executive power (govemment)
judical power (tribunals)
Types of democratic states
momonarchies and republics
constitutional monarchies
the king or the queen is the head of state
republics
the head of a the state is a president
liberal and socials states
liberal state
doesn't interfere with economic and social matters
social state
does intervene in the economy and society
centralised and decentralised states
centralised state
the government makes decisions for all the territories
decentralised state
the government delegates power to the different territories
Non - democratic
non-democratic state, one person or a privileged group holds all the power
absoute monarchies
the king or his chosen representatives, have all the power
dictatorships
just one person, with absolute power, rules the country
Relationships between states
Treaties, conventions and international rights
declarations
Supranational organisations
The United Nations (UN), a supranational organisation
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
NATION
is a group of people with a common identity