APHG Unit 4 Review

Front

What type of state has all political authority focused on the central government?

Back

unitary

Front

What type of state has political power divided between a central government, and smaller more local levels of authority such as states/provinces?

Back

federal

Front

What do we call forces that divide people or states?

Back

centrifugal

Front

What do we call forces that unite people or states?

Back

centripetal

Front

Large gaps in wealth would be which kind of force in a society?

Back

centrifugal

Front

Differences in language or religion would be which kind of force in a society?

Back

centrifugal

Front

Sharing language or religion would be which kind of force in a society?

Back

centripetal

Front

A shared history would be which kind of force in a society?

Back

centripetal

Front

What term describes the movement of power from the central level to a regional level in a state?

Back

devolution

Front

Which political entity would likely have a large amount of devolutionary pressure within? Options: nation state, multinational state, stateless nation, multistate nation

Back

multinational state

Answer explanation

A multinational state would have cultural diversity, which can lead to devolution. Example: the United Kingdom.