State and General Theory of Law - State Apparatus and Forms

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the state apparatus structure, principles of the Vietnamese state, and different forms of state and government based on the lecture material.

State apparatus

A system of state agencies from central to local levels, organized and operating according to unified principles to perform the functions and tasks of the state.

State power belongs to the People

A principle stated in Article 2 of the 2013 Constitution, asserting that the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is owned by the People, with the alliance of the working class, peasantry, and intelligentsia as its foundation.

Article 4 of the 2013 Constitution

The provision identifying the Communist Party of Vietnam as the vanguard of the working class and the leading force of the State and society.

Democratic centralism

The principle according to which the Vietnamese State is organized and operated, as specified in Article 8, Clause 1 of the 2013 Constitution.

National Assembly (Quốc hội) and People's Councils (Hội đồng nhân dân)

The system of state power agencies that represent the people at various levels in Vietnam.

Government (Chính phủ) and People's Committees (Ủy ban nhân dân)

The system of state administrative agencies responsible for management and execution.

People's Courts (Tòa án nhân dân)

The system of judicial agencies responsible for adjudication (xét xử) in Vietnam.

People's Procuracy (Viện kiểm sát nhân dân)

The system of agencies responsible for prosecution and of control of judicial activities.

Form of state (Hình thức nhà nước)

The method of organizing state power, which includes the form of government and the form of state structure.

Form of government (Hình thức chính thể)

The method and procedure for establishing the highest state power agencies, their mutual relationships, and the level of popular participation in their formation.

Monarchy (Quân chủ)

A form of government which can be absolute (tuyệt đối) or limited (hạn chế).

Republic (Cộng hòa)

A form of government categorized into subtypes such as Democratic, Aristocratic, Parliamentary, Presidential, or Hybrid (lưỡng tính).

Parliamentary Republic

A regime where the Government is responsible to the Parliament.

Presidential Republic

A regime where the Legislative and Executive branches are both elected by the people and do not hold responsibility to one another.

Hybrid Republic (Cộng hòa lưỡng tính)

A regime where the Government is responsible to both the Parliament and the Head of State.

Form of state structure (Hình thức cấu trúc)

The method of organizing and distributing state power into administrative-territorial units and the relationships between those units.

Unitary state (Nhà nước đơn nhất)

A state with unified territory, a single constitution, one legal system, one system of state agencies from central to local, and where citizens hold one nationality.

Federal state (Nhà nước liên bang)

A state composed of member states with their own sovereignty, featuring two systems of law, two systems of state agencies, and dual nationality.

State Union (Nhà nước liên minh)

A temporary association between states to achieve specific goals, which may later dissolve or form a federal state.

Union of States (Liên minh các nhà nước)

International organizations like the UN, EU, or ASEAN, where each member state maintains its own separate sovereignty, laws, and state apparatus.

Vietnam's Form of Government

A Socialist Democratic Republic where all power agencies are elected by and responsible to the people.

Vietnam's State Structure

A Unitary State with unified sovereignty and territorial integrity, operating under a single Constitution and legal system.

Administrative-territorial units of Vietnam

The division established by the 2013 Constitution consisting of Provinces/Central-run cities, Districts/Towns/Provincial-run cities, and Communes/Wards/Townships.