POLS 2200 - Final Exam Question and answers verified to pass
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POLS 2200 - Final Exam Question and answers verified to pass
What is a state - correct answer The term 'state' refers to a populated, unambiguous (clear) bordered territory and to the legal, political body that governs that territory
oA state has sovereignty over its own affairs and populati...
POLS 2200 - Final Exam Question and
answers verified to pass
What is a state - correct answer ✔The term 'state' refers to a populated,
unambiguous (clear) bordered territory and to the legal, political body that
governs that territory
oA state has sovereignty over its own affairs and population
oHas a monopoly on the authority and power to engage in war
oThe most commonly used definition of the state is: "a human community that
successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within
a given territory" (Max Weber, 1946)
The three most important elements are: force, legitimacy, and monopoly
What is a state system - correct answer ✔The state system can be defined
as relations between separate human groupings, which occupy distinctive
territories, are not under any higher authority or power, and enjoy and
exercise a measure of independence from each other
what is the balance of power - correct answer ✔the balance of power refers
to a condition of equilibrium among states
What does hegemony mean - correct answer ✔hegemony refers to relations
of dominance - a state's power relative to that of other states
doesn't matter how much you have, matters how much you have compared to
other states
need to determine if you have more or less power than other states
not just your relative power but you perceived relative power
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