Sovereign States

1.2 Sovereignty PART TWO

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A State can be a synonym for a

• territory

• country

• unit

• member

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An area organized into an independent political unit is a

• state

• colony

• nationality

• 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

• State
• Nation
• Region
• Ethnicity

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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)

• State
• Country
• Nation
• Race

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

• multinational state

• state

• nation

• nation-state

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Which of the following is necessary for a State?

• A unique language

• A unique religion

• Internationally recognized borders

• A functioning government

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What are the essential features of a state?

• Population, Technology, Authority, Land

• Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government

• Territory, Sovereignty, Government, Technology

• Government, Territory, Laws, People

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

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In realism who is the principal actor?

• The State leader.

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

• International organizations.

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What is balance of power?

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

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

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

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

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Which IR theory maintains that sovereignty is key to the international system?

• Marxist
• Liberal
• Realist
• Idealist

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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.

• True

• False

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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.

• True

• False

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A person can be born stateless

• True

• False

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In democracy, sovereignty rests on

• the constitution

• the assembly

• the law

• the village

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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?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederation

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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?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederation

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Who has the power in a Federal system?

• One central government does!
• Power is shared between the central government and the smaller states
• A group of independent states join together and give limited powers to a common government.

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

• Unitary

• Confederate

• Federal

• Oligarchy

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Divides power between central and local governments

• Checks and Balances
• Judicial Review
• Limited Government
• Federalism

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

• Frequent, large-scale conflict between groups

• High levels of economic development

• Institutions that enable constrain the behavior of the wealthy class

• High levels of income tax collection

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In the monarchy, sovereignty set on:

• The assembly

• The people gathered in assembly

• The monarch

• The monarchical state

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

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Plutocracy