Unit 4- somewhat know

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

Question 2

Political power

Answer 2

expressed geographically as control over people, land, and resources

Question 3

Boundary definition (phase of boundary development)

Answer 3

phase in which the boundary is negotiated and legally described

Question 4

Boundary delimitation (phase of boundary development)

Answer 4

phase in which the boundary is drawn on the map

Question 5

International Sanctions

Answer 5

policies or actions designed to induce states to change their behavior (Ex. embargo (ban) on military, technological, and luxury goods with North Korea/Cuba, freeze on Iranian assets, boycott of trade with South Africa over Apartheid: racial discrimination policy)

Question 6

Redistricting

Answer 6

when voting districts are redrawn due to changes in population

Question 7

Subnational Political Territorial Unit

Answer 7

region that is given greater autonomy from the central government

Question 8

Semi-autonomous Region

Answer 8

an area which can govern itself in certain areas, but does not have complete power to govern (Ex. Nunavut (Canada), Native American reservations (U.S.)

Question 9

Causes of Devolution

Answer 9

ethnic separatism (religion, language, ethnicity)
- economic and social issues
- irredentism
- physical geography
- centrifugal forces
- terrorism
- ethnic cleansing

Question 10

Supranationalism

Answer 10

political and/or economic alliance of three or more states that is formed for mutual benefit to promote shared goals and resolve disputes, but can limit the economic or political actions of member states creating a challenge to state sovereignty

Question 11

United Nations (UN)

Answer 11

union formed to promote international world peace and security after WWII, comprised of 6
principal organs that meet to decide on common issues and policies

Question 12

Federalism

Answer 12

Another basic concept embodied in the Constitution is federalism, which refers to the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.

Question 13

What do nations desire?

Answer 13

Political Autonomy

Question 14

Autonomous Region

Answer 14

an area which governs itself, but is not an independent country
e.g. Greenland, The Azores, Hong Kong, Catalonia and Basque region (Spain)

Question 15

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

Answer 15

A zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited

Question 16

Result of centripetal forces

Answer 16

centripetal forces can lead to ethnonationalism, more equitable infrastructure development, and increased cultural cohesion