State Sovereignty
Which one of the following statements correctly defines sovereignty as a legal attribute of the state?
To make decisions with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the state, free of external restraint or coercision
To enforece laws made by decision makers over those who are willing to ‘coerce’ the unwilling citizens
To cultivate popular conscience to obey wuch decisions as are made by the legislature and to ensure compliance thereof
To ensure enforcement of dicisions made by authorities with a view to total and abiding obedience by citizens
To make decisions with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the state, free of external restraint or coercision
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One of the salient features of the theory of sovereignty as expounded by Hobbes was that he stood for its:A. Transference from other sovereignty
B. Its perpetuity
C. Its indivisibility
D. Its inalienability
Which one of the following is associated with the statement that ‘If sovereignty is not absolute no state will exist’?
A. Aristotle
B. Rousseau
C. Karl Marx
D. Austin
The world ‘sovereignty’ derives its origin from superanus which belongs to language:
A. Green
B. Latin
C. English
D. French
External aspect of sovereignty was fully developed by:
A. John Austin
B. Grotius
C. Bodin
D. Hobbes
Who said that sovereignty cannot reside in ‘determinate human superior’?
A. Austin
B. Bodin
C. G.D.H.Cole
D. Henry Maine
First western writer to develop systematic doctrine of sovereignty was:
A. John Austin
B. Grotius
C. Plato
D. T.H.Green
According to the Pluralists one of the important limitations on sovereignty is:
A. Written Constitution
B. Independent Judiciary
C. Political Parties
D. International Law
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