Commonly defined as the use by the government of a state of systematic menaces and reprisals, often illegal even under the state's own constitution, to enforce obedience and active collaboration on the population, state terror is, by its nature, difficult to identify, and concepts vary according to the surrounding ethos of historical periods, geographical areas, and cultural characteristics. Despotic regimes of the past frequently indulged in practices of this kind that would be condemned by the standards of modern democracies without serious contemporary criticism.
According to the passage, in some cases the state ----.
A) acts according to what its constitution dictates
B) acts to the benefit of its citizen
C) can take measures to prevent systematic threats
D) may engage in unlawful actions
E) may need to re-define its understanding of obedience Karacan Prestige English​