Boundaries Inside States and the French government Flashcards

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What do countries do for ethnicities wanting self determinism?

A

Transfer some authority from national govnt to local govnt

an ethnicity that can’t take over the nation,a govnt could control a local unit of govnt

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Why are boundaries drawn inside states

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Separate nationalities or ethnicities

Provide advantage to a political party

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2
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Unitary state

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Most power in central govnt

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3
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Federal state power

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Most power in local govnts

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4
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Smaller states adopt which govnt system

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Unitary

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5
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Unitary system works best when…

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Nation states
Little cultural difference
Strong national unity
Effective communication

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common govnt system in europe

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Unitary

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Multinational state rend to adopt a …..system lf govnt

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Federal

Boundaries correspond with regions inhabited by different ethnicities

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Why federal govnt usually in large states?

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The capital may be too remote to exercises complete control over isolated regions

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Russia

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Federal

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USA

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Federal

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Canada

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Federal

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Brazil

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Federal

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India

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Federal

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Belgium

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Federal

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15
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Why is tiny Belgium federal?

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Accommodate Waloons and Flemings

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China

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Unitary

17
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Why is China unitary

A

Promote. Communism

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Kenya

A

Unitary

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Rwanda

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Unitary

20
Q

Why are Kenya Rwanda unitary

A

Establish one ethnic group to extend dominance over weaker groups

21
Q

I recent years which govnt has become more popular

A

Federal,

22
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Frances govnt

A

Unitary

23
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Why is France unitary

A

Nations state

24
Q

Basic French local govnt named…

A

Department

25
Q

Each of the 96 departments of France have an elected…

A

General council

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Administrative head of French departments named…

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Prefet

27
Q

The prefet of French departments get his power through…

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Appointed by the national govnt

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Second tier of local govnt in France called the

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Commune

29
Q

Each French commune has an elected … And …

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Mayor and council

30
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The mayor of the French commune can be a member of national…. At the same time

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National parliament

31
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Small communes can’t govern effectively

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Exception of Paris Lyon Lille marseille

32
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How has French govnt changed

A

French govnt grants additional legal powers to department and communes

Local govnt can borrow money without approval

National govnt gives blocks of money to local

22 regional councils gave become full fledged local govnts with elected councils and power to levy taxes