Carter is taking a history class questioning how war has changed society. In particular, he is studying one man who published quite a bit on the topic of war. Carter explains to his friend, Sophia that this writer defined the modern state as having the legitimate ability to use violence against other states and against its own people. Carter is referring to ______.
A) Weber
B) Machiavelli
C) Marx
D) von Clausewitz

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The idea of the modern state as having the legitimate monopoly on the use of force is a concept developed by Max Weber in his work "Politics as a Vocation." Neither Machiavelli nor Marx developed this specific idea, and while von Clausewitz did write extensively on war, his ideas focus more on the nature of war itself rather than the role of the state in using violence.

Carter Is Taking a History Class Questioning How War Has