What is a State

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  • STATE
    • DEFINITION: A state is a political unit that has sovereignty over a particular piece of land
    • SOVERIEGNTY means that the state has the POWER to makes LAWS, defends its BORDERS & ENACT POLICIES
      • SOVEREIGNTY is the ULTIMATE POWER within a TERRITORY
    • The state EXERCISES a MONOPOLY on the LEGITIMATE USE OF FORCE
    • NO group within its BORDERS are LEGALLY not able to USE FORCE without the PERMISSION of the state
    • State= SOVEREIGN GOVT

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