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1. Major Political Ideas- Remember, the state is a group of people in a territory

with agreed upon boundaries, that has a government which is

sovereign/beholden to no higher government. Read about each of the theories

that attempt to explain the origin of the state. Describe "The Force Theory."

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2. Describe "The force theory

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Step-by-step explanation:

A State is defined as a group of people living in a area or region called as a territory with a well defined boundaries and has a sovereign government. The characteristics of a state is population, sovereignty, territory and government.

There are mainly 4 theories which attempts to describe the origin of state. They are :

1. The Evolutionary Theory

2. The Force Theory

3. The Divine Right Theory

4. The Social Contract Theory

The Force Theory

This theory states the idea that the idea of a government to established is when people of a territory were put under the authority of a group or under one people.

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