If the State Is Seen as a Benign Third Party

question 1

Multiple Choice

If the state is seen as a benign third party willing to protect citizens from each other in exchange for taxes, this is referred to as the

• A) contractarian view of the state.
• B) predatory view of the state.
• C) state of nature.

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