2. Government
• It is a group of
people who have
the ultimate
authority to act
on behalf of a
state.
• Sovereignty/Auth
ority= the
authority of a
state to govern
itself or another
state.
• Legislative
branch, Executive
branch, Judicial
branch,
3. Sovereignty AND Election
• Other countries must recognize sovereignty or the
right to govern one's own territorial borders.
• The decisions. the conflict, and the resolution of
that conflict are done through the institutions of
government established and codified in that state,
whether through elections.
• Democracy, Monarchy
• Elections, especially in democratic society,
provide the leadership of the state.
• the policy is developed and implemented in the
Interest of the people of a state by a specific
government.
5. Saddam Hussein was the ruler of Iraq in 1990, he decided he was
going to take over the oil fields of Kuwait, He invaded Kuwait and
took it over. As a result, he was dislodged by an international
coalition led by the United States.