Political Science Midterm 2

How does a state (not in the federal sense) differ from a nation-state?

Anderson describes a nation state as one that is "an imagined political community...imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign...." In a nation-state, people are said to be birthed into a community so large that it is impossible for them to know everyone. The idea of a nation was developed in an effort to destroy hierarchies and join citizens together. Weber's definition of a state is a "human community that claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory." In a state, legitimacy and authority are very prominent concepts which delegate societies as far as they find tolerable.

Which of the below did Max Weber regard as basic forms of legitimacy?

Traditional, Legal-Rational, and Charismatic Authority

The Weberian notion that we acknowledge the rightful roles of our leaders or laws is called:

legitimacy

To Weber, organizations that maintain a monopoly of violence over a territory are called:

states

For Weber, the state is a human community which:

successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory