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NAME : NTHABISENG MOTLHODI
STUDENT NUMBER :
UNIQUE NUMBER :
MODULE CODE : PUB 2601
SEMESTER : 2
ONLINE EXAMINATION
DATE : 23 SEPTEMBER 2021
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HONESTY DECLARATION
Name and Surname : Nthabiseng Motlhodi
Student number : 66709687
Module code : PUB2601
Foundations of Public Administration
I declare that the examination answers are my own work. The examination answers are not copied
from other person’s work (published or unpublished). And have not previously been submitted for
assessment either at the University of South Africa or elsewhere.
Signature : N. Motlhodi
Date : 23 September 2021
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QUESTION 1
Introduction
This essay seek to describe the principle of the status of the state and the key role-
players in a state. The essay will first explain the meaning of the state, the reason why
the state exist, and breakdown the key role-players by listing and explain each role in
the state, National assembly to provincial council, examples presented also.
PRINCIPLES DETERMINING THE STATE OF A STATE
Demarcated geographical Area
The most important thing to begin with is to firstly explain what the state is, and
according to Van Heerden (2017: 47) A state is identified with an internationally
recognized geographical area. Van Heerden explains this, as the clearly marked
boundaries or borders serve as a means of controlling people's movements between
different countries. Citizenship of a specific country is facilitated by the use of specific
boundaries. Borders therefore serve the purpose of defining and identifying a country's
citizens. (Van Heerden 2017: 47) in simple explanation can call it the sphere of highest
governmental authority and administration for example Republic of South Africa,
according to government gazette , South African is a constitutional democracy with a
three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary. The national, provincial
and local level of government all have legislative and executive authority in their own
spheres, and are defined in the constitution as distinctive, interdependent and
interrelated . (South Africa Yearbook 2018/19)
They exist for the following reasons:
 political reasons
A government's jurisdiction can only cover a limited and specific area. The borders are
created for the purpose of solving territorial disputes among governments.(Van Heerden
2017:47) further more political power or reason has capacity to intervene in violation of
the rules of ordinary law, which is the reason for state power.
 administrative reasons
Coordination and control are necessary ingredients for the success of any activity. If a
single government is to offer services to an unlimited territory this would make such
coordination and control difficult and even impossible.
The nature of public administration is such that it is surrounded by such things as a
legal environment. From the model in study unit 1 we learnt that the state as a political
society is governed by rules and it is there to maintain law and order (MacIver 1966:5).
This is done by means of the state machinery, namely the government. However it is