State, Government, and Citizenship Overview

<p>International recognition is a necessary condition for statehood, as it legitimizes a state in the eyes of the international community. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To promote the interests of the ruling class and maintain capitalist relations of production. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It implies that the existence of law is an essential prerequisite for the protection of individual liberties. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It posits that individuals voluntarily agree to surrender certain rights and powers to a sovereign authority in exchange for the protection of their remaining rights. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An emphasis on the state's role in promoting social equality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Classical liberal perspectives rooted in social-contract theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The state's monopoly on legitimate violence is compromised by domestic violence. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ensuring the equal granting of rights to individuals. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Liberal feminists believe in the state's ability to achieve gender equality through incremental reform. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Citizens have a strong obligation to promote the common good. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The state's capacity to limit individual freedoms to protect collective rights (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rights and duties should be allocated equally to all individuals, regardless of group identity. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maximize individual freedom and autonomy by limiting state power (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A strong emphasis on civic education and public participation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>John Locke (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To protect their individual rights and liberties. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variety of perspectives, including some from feminist theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Civil and political rights (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The proper balance between the power of individuals and the state (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Feminists and classical liberals, as two distinct ideological positions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Citizenship is a status conferred upon individuals by the state, granting them equal rights and freedoms. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Liberal theory emphasizes individual rights, while other theories focus on collective identities. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The state exists to serve the interests of the individual. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Property rights are a fundamental right that protects individual autonomy and freedom. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Global governance could help ensure that certain groups of people, such as refugees, are not denied jus soli citizenship. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It argues that traditional allegiance to the nation-state is insufficient to address issues like environmental problems, hunger, and conflict that transcend national boundaries. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A child born in the United States to parents who are citizens of a different country, gaining US citizenship because of their birthplace. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jus soli is a more inclusive and universal approach to citizenship, while jus sanguinis is more restrictive and often based on ethnic or national origins. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A person immigrating to another country and fulfilling specific requirements to legally become a citizen of that country. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The state's expansion is driven by an inherent desire for power and growth, independent of societal needs. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The state should be limited in scope, focusing primarily on protecting individual rights and liberties. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marxism emphasizes the state's role in promoting social equality and eliminating class divisions, while the 'Leviathan State' perspective highlights the state as a self-serving power structure. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate a transition from capitalism to communism through a 'revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat'. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'Leviathan State' perspective, emphasizing the state's inherent desire for power and growth. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The state is a reflection of the class system, utilized to maintain power and control resources. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marxism views the state as an instrument of class oppression, while the 'Leviathan State' perspective sees the state as intrinsically motivated to expand its power. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To satisfy its own internal dynamics and growth-seeking tendencies, regardless of societal needs. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'Leviathan State' perspective views the state as a self-serving entity with its own interests that are distinct from those of society, while the pluralist view sees the state as a neutral actor representing the collective will of the people. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers