APHG Devolution

What is devolution?

• The transfer of power from local to state

• The transfer of cultural traits to other governments

• The transfer of power from central government to the state or local government

• The transfer of power from central government to another central government

What are some countries that are examples of devolution?

• USA

• Scotland

• Italy

• France

What is a centripetal force?

• A force that pulls a state together

• A force that pulls different states all together

• A force that pulls a state apart

• A force that pulls different cities together

What is a centrifugal force?

• Force that pushes a state together

• Force that pushes different cities together

• Force that pushes a state apart

• Force that pushes countries together

What is ethnic separatism?

• When an ethnic group gets power from another small ethnic group

• When an ethnic group gets power from a larger group

• When an ethnic group desires to separate from larger group

• When an ethnic group desires to combine to another larger group

Russia took over the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine becaue it felt strong cultural and historical ties.  This is an example of...

• Irrelevance
• irredentism
• centripetal forces
• balkanization

Devolutionary forces arise from which sources of division 

• ethnocultural
• economic
• territorial
• all of these

What is it called when a state peacefully chooses to split up into multiple smaller states?

• Balkanization
• Devolution
• Evolution
• Federalism

The use of violence to create fear in civilians in the pursuit of political reasoning is called...

• Irredentism

• Terrorism

• Ethnic Enclave

• Ethnic separatism

What is an example of a centrifugal force?

• Ethnic Conflict

• Loss of rights

• Social Injustice

• All of the above