Unit 3 Task 2 Test

Question 1

supreme power or authority, self-governing

Answer 1

sovereignty

Question 2

a system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government

Answer 2

unitary state

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Federal State

Question 4

The Constitution made a stronger Federal Government. It gave power to both the Federal Government and the state governments.

Answer 4

Why is the United States a federal state?

Question 5

How are unitary states different from federal states?

Answer 5

A unitary state, as opposed to a federal state like the United States, is a state where laws are administered uniformly by one central government. There are no regional authorities, like the various states in the United States, who compete for power and dilute the authority of the central government.

Question 6

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Answer 6

What is a democracy?

Question 7

a system of government by one person with absolute power.

Answer 7

what is an autocracy?

Question 8

Which continents/regions are mostly democratic?

Answer 8

Europe and Oceania

Question 9

How has the prevalence of democracies in the world changed over time?

Answer 9

96 out of 167 countries with populations of at least 500,000 (57%) were democracies of some kind

Question 10

After WWII, which major states were democratic? Which major states were autocratic?

Answer 10

USA, USSR

Question 11

What is NATO?

Answer 11

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 12

the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and the German Democratic Republic

Answer 12

Warsaw Pact Member

Question 12

What is Finland?

Answer 12

Most recent member of Nato

Question 13

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Answer 13

Original Nato Members

Question 14

Croatia and Albania Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland

Answer 14

Former Members of Warsaw Pact who are now Nato

Question 15

a multinational union or association in which member countries cede authority and sovereignty on at least some internal matters to the group, whose decisions are binding on its members

Answer 15

Supranational Organization

Question 16

US President responsible for the formation of UN

Answer 16

Roosevelt (FDR)

Question 16

Helping countries preserve their ancient, cultural and natural sites by giving important historical sites protected status

Answer 16

Unesco

Question 17

China, US, Russia, France, Great Britian

Answer 17

Members of UN Security Council

Question 18

Total number of Member States in UN

Answer 18

193

Question 19

In 1946 Winston Churchill popularized what term used to describe Soviet relations with Western powers?

Answer 19

the Iron Curtain

Question 20

Frequently cited as the counterpart to the CIA, what was the name of the Soviet intelligence agency

Answer 20

the KGB

Question 21

An early move by the U.S. during the Cold War to bring economic stability to Europe

Answer 21

the Marshall Plan

Question 22

Often cited as their first regime change, the CIA deposed the prime minister of what country in 1953 after he nationalized their oil industry

Answer 22

Iran

Question 23

In a failed attempt to overthrow communist ruler Fidel Castro, U.S.-funded Cuban exiles used which site to start their invasio

Answer 23

the Bay of Pigs