Unit 3 Task 2 Test Flashcards
STUDT STUDY STUDY
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
The Constitution made a stronger Federal Government. It gave power to both the Federal Government and the state governments.
Why is the United States a federal state?
How are unitary states different from federal states?
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.
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
What is a democracy?
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
what is an autocracy?
Which continents/regions are mostly democratic?
Europe and Oceania
How has the prevalence of democracies in the world changed over time?
96 out of 167 countries with populations of at least 500,000 (57%) were democracies of some kind
After WWII, which major states were democratic? Which major states were autocratic?
USA, USSR
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and the German Democratic Republic
Warsaw Pact Member
What is Finland?
Most recent member of Nato
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Original Nato Members
Croatia and Albania Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland
Former Members of Warsaw Pact who are now Nato
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
Supranational Organization
US President responsible for the formation of UN
Roosevelt (FDR)
Helping countries preserve their ancient, cultural and natural sites by giving important historical sites protected status
Unesco
China, US, Russia, France, Great Britian
Members of UN Security Council
Total number of Member States in UN
193
In 1946 Winston Churchill popularized what term used to describe Soviet relations with Western powers?
the Iron Curtain
Frequently cited as the counterpart to the CIA, what was the name of the Soviet intelligence agency
the KGB
An early move by the U.S. during the Cold War to bring economic stability to Europe
the Marshall Plan
Often cited as their first regime change, the CIA deposed the prime minister of what country in 1953 after he nationalized their oil industry
Iran
In a failed attempt to overthrow communist ruler Fidel Castro, U.S.-funded Cuban exiles used which site to start their invasio
the Bay of Pigs