Unit-4 Debrief/Reflection

Which of the following events could be a threat to a state’s sovereignty at the national scale, while holding a region together at the global scale? (SPS)

• Decommitment to environmental resolutions established by the United Nations

• Admittance into a supranational organization such as the European Union

  
  

•  A shift from a federal system to a unitary system of governance within the state

• A member of the state’s minority political party being elected to lead the country

Which of the following describes a federal form of governance? (IMP)

• Federal states encourage devolutionary movements and break apart quickly.

• Laws are enacted in a single language to promote cultural unity.

• Multiple substates have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

• A centralized government creates a barrier to local participation in the political process.

Some territories within the Russian Federation are characterized by concentrated populations of ethnic groups and these areas function as autonomous republics. Which of the following best explains the political relationship between the autonomous republics and the central government of Russia? (PSO)

• Russia is a multi state nation characterized by contested regional boundaries.

• The autonomous republics provide ethnic groups with some political control over their homelands while preserving Russia’s territorial integrity.

• The autonomous republics are able to function independently from the central government because of an abundance of natural resources.

• Russia is a unitary state characterized by many ethnic groups united within a single country.

Which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force? (SPS)

• Variation of language within the country

• Concentrated ownership of media

• Homogeneous ethnic population

• Strong central government

Which of the following best explains the effect of French language and culture on the federal state of Canada’s political power? (PSO)

• French language and culture act as centripetal forces and unify all of Canada’s people and government into a single nation.

• French language and culture act as a centrifugal force in Canada because independence movements in Quebec have attempted to secede the province from Canada.

• As an expression of political power, the Canadian federal government restricts French language and culture from media and government proceedings.

Which of the following compares the impact of increased global communications technology to the impact of state-controlled media? (SPS)

• Global communications technology may bring in new ideas that act as centrifugal forces, whereas state-controlled media is utilized as a centripetal force to present a common message.

• Global communications technology is utilized as a centripetal force to present a common message, whereas state-controlled media may bring in new ideas that act as centrifugal forces.

• Neither global communications technology nor state-controlled media have any impact on the viability of a state when it comes to centripetal or centrifugal forces.

Which of the following is a likely outcome of gerrymandering? (IMP)

• Packing areas of minority group voters into a single legislative representative’s district

• Splitting areas of majority group voters across a number of legislative representatives' districts 

• Placing a legislative representative districts in a row pattern while drawing a new electoral map

• Supporting political party candidates with campaign funds intended to be used in particular geographic areas

hat is the most likely outcome of the possible establishment of an independent Kurdistan for the Kurdish people? (PSO)

• The Kurdish people, seeking a state of their own with a majority Kurdish population, might secede from or rebel against the states they currently reside in.

• In areas with a Kurdish majority population, Kurdish people are politically active among Turks, Iranians, Iraqis, and Syrians and would be able to win an election on a national vote to secede.

• The state of Turkey, seeking to connect areas with a substantial Kurdish population into an independent state, might take action against neighboring states.

What do Australia and Mexico have in common? (IMP)

• They are all federal states.

• They are all formerly communist states.

• They are megastates

• They are all ethnic states.

 Which of the following boundary types best explains the influence of landscape on the political borders of the North African region? (IMP)

• Geometric, with straight lines, disregarding physical features or tribal cultural differences of the areas

• Antecedent, based on tribal cultural boundaries that existed before European colonization

• Consequent, accounting for local differences in language and religion during European colonization

• Natural, with irregular lines, accounting for regional physical features such as mountains or water bodies