Understanding Polity: Group Governance and Social Relations
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Which term best describes a political community that may or may not be a faction within a larger state entity?

  • Polity (correct)
  • Empire
  • Corporation
  • State
  • Which concept did Thomas Hobbes significantly contribute to the conceptualization of?

  • Polity
  • Corporation
  • State (correct)
  • Empire
  • In the context of the text, which entity is capable of marshalling resources, has a governance structure, and has exclusive jurisdiction over internal decision making?

  • State
  • Polity
  • Empire
  • Corporation (correct)
  • Based on the information provided, what distinguishes empires from states?

    <p>Dynamic and fluid territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can an ethnic community within a country be considered if they have sufficient organization and cohesive interests?

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

    Which of the following best defines a polity?

    <p>A group of people with a collective identity and organized social relations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In geopolitics, a polity can manifest in different forms such as ___.

    <p>An empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about Westphalian states and nation-states?

    <p>They are commonly referred to as countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of polity does not need to be in control of any geographic areas?

    <p>Steppe Empires originating from the Eurasian Steppe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of organization forms the fundamental apparatus of contemporary states?

    <p>Subordinate civil and local government authorities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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