Unit 3 Task 2 Flashcards
Supreme power or authority, self governing
Sovereignty
A system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government
Unitary State
Characterized by the existence, at the national level, of a written, rigid constitution guaranteeing the several intermediate governments not only permanence and independence but also a full complement of legislative, executive, and judicial powers
Federal State
Why is the United States a Federal State?
The Constitution gave power to both the Federal Government and the state governments.
How are unitary states different from federal states?
A unitary state is a state where laws are administered uniformly by one central government. A federal state is a state where there are regional authorities and compete for power and dilute the authority of the central government
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
A democracy
A system of government by one person with absolute power
Autocracy
How has the prevalence of democracies in the world changed over time?
The number of democracies is increasing
Which continents/regions are mostly democratic?
Europe and Oceania
After WWII, which major states were democratic? Which major states were autocratic?
USA was democratic and USSR was autocratic
What does NATO stand for
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who was part of the Warsaw Pact?
the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and the German Democratic Republic
Who is the most recent member of NATO
Finland
Who were the original NATO members
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States
Who were are the Former Members of Warsaw Pact who are now NATO
Croatia and Albania Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland
