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Sovereign States

Sovereign States

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Social Studies

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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19 Slides • 24 Questions

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1.2 Sovereignty PART TWO

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A State can be a synonym for a

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territory

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country

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unit

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member

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An area organized into an independent political unit is a

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state

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colony

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nationality

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satellite

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An area organized into a political unit, with defined boundaries, and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs; a country
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State
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Nation
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Region
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Ethnicity

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Multiple Choice

A group of people who have certain things in common: cultural heritage, beliefs and values, claim to a particular space as their homeland, desire to establish their own state or express self-determination (a cultural unit)
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State
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Country
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Nation
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Race

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a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.

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multinational state

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state

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nation

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nation-state

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Multiple Select

Which of the following is necessary for a State?

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A unique language

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A unique religion

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Internationally recognized borders

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A functioning government

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Multiple Choice

What are the essential features of a state?

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Population, Technology, Authority, Land

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Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government

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Territory, Sovereignty, Government, Technology

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Government, Territory, Laws, People

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Fill in the Blank

Because the international system is anarchic, according to realists, the primary goal of the state is what?

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Multiple Choice

In realism who is the principal actor?

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The State leader.

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The nation-state, there are other actors, but their power is limited

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International organizations.

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Multiple Choice

What is balance of power?

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States choose to increase their own capabilities while undermining others, so the international system doesn’t let one state get too powerful.

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State’s goal is to have power over the international system.

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Critics don’t view balance of power as a way to justify aggression and war.

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Fill in the Blank

Liberal theory places greater emphasis on the role of .....-........ actors in global politics

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Multiple Choice

Which IR theory maintains that sovereignty is key to the international system?
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Marxist
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Liberal
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Realist
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Idealist

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Multiple Choice

If a person is born in any country, they acquire nationality by virtue of being born on the territory – no matter the nationality of the parents.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

When a person is in a state that is not their place of habitual residence and they do not have any documentation, they are stateless.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

A person can be born stateless

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

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In democracy, sovereignty rests on

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the constitution

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the assembly

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the law

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the village

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Multiple Choice

Anthony lives in a country where the central government and the states share the power to make laws about collecting taxes and protecting citizens rights. Which of the following types of distribution of power does this describe?

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Unitary

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Federal

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Confederation

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Multiple Choice

In Jorge's country, the president and other members of the national government make all of the laws, rules, and decisions. Which of the following types of distribution of power does this describe?

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Unitary

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Federal

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Confederation

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Multiple Choice

Who has the power in a Federal system?
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One central government does!
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Power is shared between the central government and the smaller states
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A group of independent states join together and give limited powers to a common government.

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Multiple Choice

In this kind of government the central government has the most power

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Unitary

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Confederate

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Federal

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Oligarchy

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Multiple Choice

Divides power between central and local governments
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Checks and Balances
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Judicial Review
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Limited Government
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Federalism

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following features of society would likely increase the likelihood of state weakness or fragility?

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Frequent, large-scale conflict between groups

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High levels of economic development

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Institutions that enable constrain the behavior of the wealthy class

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High levels of income tax collection

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In the monarchy, sovereignty set on:

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The assembly

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The people gathered in assembly

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The monarch

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The monarchical state

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Multiple Choice

What term describes an authoritarian regime that is based on religion and the enforcement of religious law throughout the country?

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Monarchy

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Theocracy

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Autocracy

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Plutocracy

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