Discuss the main points of difference between state and goverenment
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1. Government is only an element of the state:
A State has four essential elements—Population, Territory, Government and Sovereignty. Government is only one element of the State. It is just one part of the State which acts for the state.
2. Government is an Agency or Agent of the State:
Government is an agency of the State. It acts for the state. It is that agency of the State which formulates the will of the state into laws, implements the laws of the state and ensures conformity to the laws of the state. Government exercises power and authority on behalf of the state.
3. State is Abstract, Government is Concrete:
State is a concept, an idea or a name used to denote a community of persons living on a definite territory and organised for the exercise of sovereignty. State cannot be seen. Government is made by the people of the State. It is formed by the representatives of the people. It has a definite and defined organisation and form. It can be seen as a team of people exercising the power of the State.
4. Government is organised only by a portion of the population of State:
The whole population is a part of the State. All the people are citizens of the State. However, government is made by the representatives of the people. Only some people, who get elected act as representatives of the people, form the government of the State. Their number is limited to few hundred only. In India around 5500 MPs and MLAs represent the total population of around 110 crores and exercise the political power at the centre and in all states of India.
5. Membership of a State is compulsory but not of Government:
All people are citizens of the State. They together constitute the population of the State. Each one normally gets the membership (citizenship) of a state automatically right at the time of one’s birth and continues to live life as such. However, membership of the government is not automatic. No one can be forced to become its part. Anyone can voluntarily seek an election, get elected as a representative of the people and become a part of the government. Only some persons form the government.
6. Sovereignty belongs to State and not to Government:
Sovereignty is the hallmark of the State. It belongs to the State. The government exercises power on behalf of the State. It acts on the basis of the sovereignty of the State. Sovereignty is comprehensive, absolute, unlimited and all inclusive supreme power of the State. The government exercises only well defined and limited powers.
7. Territory belongs to the State:
The State has sovereign ownership and jurisdiction over its territory. State is a territorial entity and territory belongs to it. The government has the responsibility to preserve, protect and defend the territory of the State. The laws made by the government are applicable to all parts of the territory of State but territory belongs to the State and not to the government.
8. Every State has uniformly four essential elements, however the forms and features of Government differ from State to State:
Each State has a uniform personality with its four essential elements Population, Territory, Government and Sovereignty. However, governments can be of different forms— Parliamentary or Presidential, Unitary or Federal or a mixture of these. A government can be monarchical or aristocratic or democratic or a dictatorship. The people can by choice change the form of their government. But the State exists independently and has a uniform character.
9. State is Permanent, Government is Temporary:
Governments come and go regularly. After every general election the government changes. It can also undergo a total change through an election or even through a revolution. State is permanent. It continuously lives so long as it continues to enjoy sovereignty. Independent India continues to live as a sovereign independent state since 1947. However, she has witnessed the rise and fall of several governments at the national and state levels.
Thus, there are several well-defined and well-recognised differences between the State and Government. In common usage no distinction is made between the two. A government department is often referred to as state department.
A State has four essential elements—Population, Territory, Government and Sovereignty. Government is only one element of the State. It is just one part of the State which acts for the state.
2. Government is an Agency or Agent of the State:
Government is an agency of the State. It acts for the state. It is that agency of the State which formulates the will of the state into laws, implements the laws of the state and ensures conformity to the laws of the state. Government exercises power and authority on behalf of the state.
3. State is Abstract, Government is Concrete:
State is a concept, an idea or a name used to denote a community of persons living on a definite territory and organised for the exercise of sovereignty. State cannot be seen. Government is made by the people of the State. It is formed by the representatives of the people. It has a definite and defined organisation and form. It can be seen as a team of people exercising the power of the State.
4. Government is organised only by a portion of the population of State:
The whole population is a part of the State. All the people are citizens of the State. However, government is made by the representatives of the people. Only some people, who get elected act as representatives of the people, form the government of the State. Their number is limited to few hundred only. In India around 5500 MPs and MLAs represent the total population of around 110 crores and exercise the political power at the centre and in all states of India.
5. Membership of a State is compulsory but not of Government:
All people are citizens of the State. They together constitute the population of the State. Each one normally gets the membership (citizenship) of a state automatically right at the time of one’s birth and continues to live life as such. However, membership of the government is not automatic. No one can be forced to become its part. Anyone can voluntarily seek an election, get elected as a representative of the people and become a part of the government. Only some persons form the government.
6. Sovereignty belongs to State and not to Government:
Sovereignty is the hallmark of the State. It belongs to the State. The government exercises power on behalf of the State. It acts on the basis of the sovereignty of the State. Sovereignty is comprehensive, absolute, unlimited and all inclusive supreme power of the State. The government exercises only well defined and limited powers.
7. Territory belongs to the State:
The State has sovereign ownership and jurisdiction over its territory. State is a territorial entity and territory belongs to it. The government has the responsibility to preserve, protect and defend the territory of the State. The laws made by the government are applicable to all parts of the territory of State but territory belongs to the State and not to the government.
8. Every State has uniformly four essential elements, however the forms and features of Government differ from State to State:
Each State has a uniform personality with its four essential elements Population, Territory, Government and Sovereignty. However, governments can be of different forms— Parliamentary or Presidential, Unitary or Federal or a mixture of these. A government can be monarchical or aristocratic or democratic or a dictatorship. The people can by choice change the form of their government. But the State exists independently and has a uniform character.
9. State is Permanent, Government is Temporary:
Governments come and go regularly. After every general election the government changes. It can also undergo a total change through an election or even through a revolution. State is permanent. It continuously lives so long as it continues to enjoy sovereignty. Independent India continues to live as a sovereign independent state since 1947. However, she has witnessed the rise and fall of several governments at the national and state levels.
Thus, there are several well-defined and well-recognised differences between the State and Government. In common usage no distinction is made between the two. A government department is often referred to as state department.
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