Politics and the State

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Which approach to defining the state focuses on the role or purpose of state institutions?

  • Idealist
  • Organizational
  • Functionalist (correct)
  • Family

What is the central function of the state according to the functionalist approach?

  • To operate within civil society
  • To exercise authority through permanent institutions
  • To establish sovereign jurisdiction
  • To uphold order and deliver social stability (correct)

What does the idealist approach identify as the three moments of social existence?

  • Idealism + altruism + egoism
  • Family + civil society + the state (correct)
  • Sovereign jurisdiction + territorial borders + authority
  • Institutions + functions + roles

Which approach to defining the state associates any institution that maintains order with the state itself?

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What is the state defined as in the broadest sense?

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