Question

The statement, “The State is a relation of men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate violence,” is given by:

• A. Jeremy Jennings
• B. Andrew Heywood
• C. Max Weber
• D. Karl Marx

Hint:

Max Weber's famous definition: \[ \boxed{ \text{State} = \text{Monopoly of the Legitimate Use of Physical Force} } \] This is one of the most frequently asked concepts in Political Science and Sociology.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: The German sociologist Max Weber defined the modern state as an institution that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory. According to Weber, \[ \boxed{ \text{The State is a relation of men dominating men,} } \] \[ \boxed{ \text{supported by means of legitimate violence.} } \] This means that only the State possesses the legal authority to use coercive force for maintaining law and order.

Step 1: Examine the options.
• [(A)] Jeremy Jennings is a political theorist but not the author of this definition.
• [(B)] Andrew Heywood is known for political science textbooks.
• [(C)] Max Weber gave this famous definition of the State. Correct.
• [(D)] Karl Marx viewed the State as an instrument of class domination but did not define it in these terms. Hence, \[ \boxed{\text{Correct Answer}=(C)\;\text{Max Weber}} \]