4. Guide Questions:
1. How globalization portrayed in the cartoon?
2. Identify and describe the effects of globalization on
people, the environment and economy based on
what you see in the cartoon?
3. As a student, what can you do to help minimize or
avoid the undesirable effects of globalization?
8. A. PEOPLE
- this refers to the population or inhabitants of a state and its most basic
element.
- without people, there can be no polity.
- generally, we refer to a state’s population as its citizen.
Shifting loyalties brought about by the relative freedom currently
enjoyed by a larger number of people makes the issue of citizenship
quite problematic.
9. A. PEOPLE
For example, natural-born Filipinos who have become naturalized
citizens of other countries may re- acquire their Filipino citizenship under
Republic Act 9225 or the Dual Citizenship Law). As a citizen, they
can vote in Philippine elections, own property in the country and enjoy all other
civil, political and economic rights as any other Filipino citizen. Dual citizenship
offers a lot of advantages to an individual but it becomes a liability should
conflict arise between those states to which he/she both pledges his
allegiance.
10. A. TERRITORY
- it refers to that portion of the earth which includes the aerial
(air space), fluvial (bodies of water) and terrestrial (landmass)
domains that lie within a state’s physical boundaries( Tabajen &
Pulma, 2016).
- among the aspects of territory, a state’s maritime limits is
often the subject of many international disputes as boundaries
often overlap especially in the case of archipelagic countries.
- according to international law, a state’s maritime boundaries
are delineated according to:
12. A. TERRITORY
Territorial Sea- which extends 12 nautical miles from coast
(baseline) within the coastal states have xclusive
jurisdiction;
Contiguous Zone- where a state has the power to impose its
customs, immigration and sanitation laws and carry out “hot
pursuit” from its territorial waters (24 nautical miles from
the baseline);
Exclusive Economic Zone- the 200 nautical mile zone from
the coast where states have the right to explore, exploit,
conserve and manage resources;
13. A. TERRITORY
Continental Shelf- refers to the seabed or subsoil bordering
a country’s coast that is considered as an extension of that
country’s territory( 350 nautical miles from the baseline);
and
16. INHERENT POWERS OF STATE
Human beings organize themselves politically
because of their desire to promote individual
and collective welfare.
States are established for this purpose, and for
them to do their job, individuals bestow upon the
state all the necessary powers and authority.
17. A. Police Power
-refers to the inherent power of a government to
exercise reasonable control over persons or
property within its jurisdiction in the interest of
the general security, health, safety, morals, and
welfare except when legally prohibited.
- In other words, it is the intrinsic power of the
government to regulate the rights and freedom of
individuals to protect the well-being of the public.
18. B. EMINENT POWER
The power of eminent domain pertains to the
legal authority of the state to take the private
property for public use upon payment of just
compensation (Tanajen & Pulma).
The power of eminent domain is commonly used
for road construction, public utilities or
government buildings.
19. B. TAXATION
A state must have enough resources to carry out
its functions and to pay for all its public, common
and national needs.
To ensure support for the government, the state
is given the power to levy or impose taxes on all
its citizens.
20. B. TAXATION
According to the Supreme court, taxes are
considered as the lifeblood of the government,
without which it would paralyzed for lack of the
motive power to activate and operate it (Divina,
2020)
The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines states
that taxation must be uniform, equitable and
progressive.
21. B. TAXATION
Uniform taxation means that all persons or things
belong to the same class shall be taxed at the
same rate; equitable taxation refers to the
imposition of tax based on the taxpayer’s
capacity to pay; while progressive taxation
means that individuals whose incomes become
higher will have to pay more taxes (Tabjen &
Pulma, 2016)
22. B. TAXATION
Uniform taxation means that all persons or things
belong to the same class shall be taxed at the
same rate; equitable taxation refers to the
imposition of tax based on the taxpayer’s
capacity to pay; while progressive taxation
means that individuals whose incomes become
higher will have to pay more taxes (Tabjen &
Pulma, 2016)
23. The Distinction between Nation and State
a nation is defined as, a “large group of people living
together in a common territory, in organized social elations,
and held together by common historical experience,
language, culture, religion, ideals and aspirations.
