Theories - Origin of the State

What is the main idea of the Force Theory regarding the origin of the state?

• An individual or group claimed control and made the population to submit.

• God created the state, making it sovereign.

• A population formed out of primitive families.

• A population gave up power to a government to promote well-being.

According to the Divine Right of Kings Theory, who chooses the rulers of the state?

• God

• The people

• The military

• The wealthiest individuals

In the Evolutionary Theory, how did the state become sovereign?

• Families settled in one territory and claimed it as their own.

• An individual or group claimed control over a territory.

• God created the state.

• A population gave up power to a government.

What is the key concept of the Social Contract Theory?

• A population gave up power to a government to promote well-being.

• An individual or group claimed control over a territory.

• God created the state, making it sovereign.

• A population formed out of primitive families.

Which theory suggests that the state was created by God?

• Divine Right of Kings Theory

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Social Contract Theory

How does the Force Theory describe the formation of a government?

• Through control and submission of a territory's population.

• By divine selection of rulers.

• By the settlement of primitive families.

• By a social contract among the population.

What distinguishes the Social Contract Theory from the other theories?

• It involves a voluntary agreement to promote well-being.

• It relies on divine intervention.

• It is based on force and control.

• It originates from primitive family structures.