What is/are the defining characteristics of a state?

A. it is an entity that exists in a given territory
B. it is an entity that rules through coercion
C. it is an entity created by social contracts
D. it is an entity that rules through coercion in a given territory


D. it is an entity that rules through coercion in a given territory

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By which of the following means may the voters draft a new law?

a. canvassing b. initiative c. referendum d. constitutional amendment

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Who argued that American democracy is dominated by a small "power elite"?

A) C. Wright Mills B) Karl Marx C) David B. Truman D) Max Weber E) Samuel P. Huntington

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In what specific, significant ways have voters tried to reshape the relationship between citizens and their representatives?

What will be an ideal response?

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The growth of which of the following political movements greatly benefited from the use of new media?

a. the New Frontier movement b. the Tea Party movement c. the women's suffrage movement d. the states' rights movement

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