The state is distinctive in the extensiveness of its legitimate use of _______________ to regulate the affairs of its citizens.

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The word "regulate" suggests that the state uses some form of power or control to influence the actions of its citizens. The extensiveness of this regulation points to the state's use of force, which can range from the use of police officers to maintain public order to the deployment of military forces in times of war. Kinship, chiefs, religion, and gossip are not typically associated with the state's exercise of power in this way.

The State Is Distinctive in the Extensiveness of Its Legitimate