A common factor in standard definitions of “the state” is that ______.

A. the state is an entity that uses force and/or coercion
B. the state is an entity that does not control a territory
C. those who govern are chosen by representative elections
D. all of these are common factors in the definition of the state


A. the state is an entity that uses force and/or coercion

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a. Sultan bin Salman Al-Saud b. Kofi Annan c. Bill Clinton d. Albert Einstein

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