The State

Question 1

State

Answer 1

legal and political authority of a territory containing a population and marked by borders
The state defines the political authority of which government is the managing authority
That authority is regarded as both sovereign and legitimate by the citizens of the state and the governments of other states

Question 2

Sovereignty

Answer 2

supreme power or authority

Question 3

Contractarian View

Answer 3

This sovereign is created by a social contract
between individuals
* Individuals exchange their natural rights (rights
such as life, liberty and property given to them by
nature and independent of government) with civil
rights (rights given to them by laws

Question 4

Predatory View

Answer 4

state can be viewed like organized crime, as it demands taxes and obedience from citizens within its jurisdiction in return for protection from, among other things, itself

Question 5

Microstates

Answer 5

states that are small in both population and territory

Question 6

Failed/Quasi-States

Answer 6

states that exist and are recognized under international law but whose governments control little of the territory under its jurisdiction

Question 7

De Facto States

Answer 7

States that are not recognized under international law even though they control territory and provide governance, they exist in fact (de facto) rather than under law (de jure)

Question 8

Diaspora

Answer 8

a population that lives over an extended area outside its geographical or ethnic homeland

Question 9

Multinational State

Answer 9

a state consisting of multiple national groups under a single government