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Sovereignty

ICSE · Class 11 · Political Science

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Card 1Meaning of Sovereignty

What is sovereignty?

Answer

Sovereignty is the supreme power of the state. It means the state has the highest authority to make and enforce laws within its area.

Card 2Nature of State

Why is sovereignty called an essential attribute of the state?

Answer

Because it is the main feature that distinguishes the state from other associations such as a family, school, or society. Without sovereignty, the state cannot be supreme.

Card 3Bodin and Sovereignty

How did Bodin contribute to the concept of sovereignty?

Answer

Bodin is known as the father or inventor of sovereignty. He used the term sovereignete in Six Books on the Republic and defined sovereignty as the supreme power of the state over citizens and subjects

Card 4Bodin and Household Power

What mistake did Bodin make about the king's power?

Answer

Bodin placed the king's sovereignty under three laws: the law of God, the law of nature, and the law of nations. He also said the king's power stopped at the door of the household.

Card 5Hobbes and Legal Sovereignty

How did Hobbes clarify the idea of sovereignty?

Answer

Hobbes made the king supreme law-maker, supreme administrator, and supreme adjudicator. He gave sovereignty a clearer and more complete form.

Card 6Austin's Theory

Why is Austin important in the study of sovereignty?

Answer

Austin made Hobbes's ideas more precise in legal terms. He defined the sovereign as a determinate human superior who is not habitually obedient to another superior and receives habitual obedience from

Card 7Kinds of Sovereignty

What is the difference between legal sovereignty and political sovereignty?

Answer

Legal sovereignty is the highest power to make and enforce law, and it is a patent, easily intelligible fact. Political sovereignty refers to the power of the electorate, but it is a fiction and a mat

Card 8Locke and Political Sovereignty

Which thinker advocated political sovereignty?

Answer

Locke advocated political sovereignty. He vested sovereignty in the community and its exercise in the king or government, making the government accountable to the community.

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