CH 4 Flashcards
State
the legal and political authority of a territory containing a population and marked borders.
sovereignty
the ultimate source of authority in a society. the sovereign is the highest and final-decision maker within a community
Citizen
A full member of a state, entitled to the rights and subject to the duties associated with the status. citizenship is typically confirmed in a document such as a passport or identity card.
Natural rights
Those rights (such as to life, liberty and property) supposedly given to humans by God or by nature, their existence taken to be independent of government,
Westphalian system
the modern state system that many believe emerged out of the 1648 peace of Westphalia, based on the sovereignty of states and political self-determination
microstates
states that are small both population and territory.
quasi-states
States that exist and are recognized under international law but whose governments control little of the territory under their jurisdiction.
De-facto states
States that are not recognized under international law even though they control territory and provide governance (they exist in fact) rather than under law (de jure)
Nation
A cultural and historical concept describing a group of people who identify with one another on the basis of a shared history,culture, language or myths
self-determination
the ability to act without external compulsion. the right of national self-determination is the right of a people to posses its own government, democratic or otherwise
nationalism
the belief that a group of people with a common national identity (usually marked by a shared culture and history) has the right to form an independent state and to govern itself free of external intervention/
nation-state
a sovereign political association whose citizens share a common national identity
multinational state
a state consisting of multiple different national groups under a single government
regional integration
the process by which states build economic and political ties that result in some pooling of authority over areas of policy where they believe that cooperation is better than competition
security state
a state that makes efforts to follow the activities of its citizens trough such means as closed-circuit television and the monitoring of phone calls and internet use.
