Assertion: u.s.'s state | /r/HasProperty | society
Facets:
value: over a well-defined territory
type: LOCATION
value: with effective dominion
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Brownson argued that a state is a society with effective dominion over a well-defined territory, that consent to a well-designed constitution of government arises from presence on that territory, and that it is possible for provisions of a written constitution of government to be "unconstitutional" if they are inconsistent with the constitutions of nature or society.