Comparative Politics: State Characteristics
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According to Weber, a State can be described as a human organization that successfully claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within a certain ________.

  • Bureaucracy
  • Infrastructure
  • Territory (correct)
  • Political system
  • What is the main characteristic of a State according to the text?

  • Monopoly of violence (correct)
  • Social aggregations
  • Elections
  • Territory
  • What does infrastructural power of a State measure according to Michael Mann?

  • Elections
  • Despotic power
  • Territory
  • What a State can make its people do (correct)
  • In the context of the text, what is defined as the complete set of interest groups within a society and its interactions?

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    Which aspect of the State encompasses more than just the geographical aspect, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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