Author Question: Which of the following is true of a society? A. To be recognized as a valid part of the civil ... (Read 19 times)

jake · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following is true of a society?

A. To be recognized as a valid part of the civil society, the organization must come under the purview of the state.
B. When states are too weak, certain parts of society may also dominate the rest of society.
C. A strong society cannot serve as a monitor and restraint on the use of coercive authority by the state.
D. The idea of a society invokes political institutions rather than interests and identities.
E. The duty of a society lies in accepting the directions of the state, rather than resisting state authority.

Question 2

Which of the following differentiates a state and a nation?

A. A state is a form of political identity, whereas a nation is a political-legal abstraction.
B. Membership in a state is an objective and legal fact, while the feeling of identification with a nation is a subjective sentiment.
C. Unlike states, nations have organizational and institutional characteristics such as administrative officials or mapped boundaries.
D. States practice decentralized decision making, while nations take their decisions unilaterally.
E. States do not claim a monopoly on the legitimate use of force over their own people like nations.