k_J~L~.~Lim~ Y~PL x.JrLB~~II lm|li~lmL<br > Political science is one of the social sciences. It deal，<br >political and governmental phenomena. The fundamenta<br >cept of political science is the term state， for which<br >equivalents are nation， or country. A state is an area poss<br >territory， population， sovereignty， and government.<br > While the words "territory" and "population" are plai:<br >other two attributes of a state deserve further explan<br >Sovereignty may be regarded as holding supreme aufl<br >Within the state， there is no authority superior to that<br >state. In a state s relations with other states， it is mas<br >itself; it is free of foreign control.<br >Government<br >ts authority is<br >s the mechanism of the state through<br > exercised and its functions are perfo<br >Government is the organization through which the sovq<br >power of the state is applied.<br > It is evident that the term state applies to the United :<br >of America， as well as to other nations of the world su<br >Great Britain， France， the Soviet Union， or China. The co<br >does not apply， however， to the fifty states within the L<br >Statics. They are not states within the theoretical meaning<br >word.<br > It is not<br >an area is<br >What is the<br >other au<br >ORIGIN ()F STATES<br >sutticicnt to say that the supreme authority<br >that of the state having jurisdiction over the<br >re to explain why political authority is supreme<br >ies?<br >Divine Basis. One theory is that a state was created unde<br >