Unit 4 Exam: Political Patterns and Processes

The practice of adjusting voting district boundaries in order to benefit the interest of one political party or group is called:

• Devolving

• Territorializing

• Gerrymandering

• Redistricting

• Minority-Majority Districting

States with the ability to carry out actions or policies within their borders independently from interference are said to have:

• Autonomy

• Nationalism

• Traditional Legitimacy

• Integration

• Sovereignty

A unitary political system is one that:

• Concentrates policymaking power in the hands of one individual

• Concentrates policymaking power in one geographic place

• Has only one branch of government - the executive

• Has only one house in the legislature

• Divides power equally between national and local governments

A group of people bound together by a common identity is a(n):

• State

• Nation

• Regime

• Institution

• Confederation

7. Poland is a good example of a State with what kind of shape?

• Perforated

• Elongated

• Compact

• Prorupted

• Fragmented

Which of the following is a characteristic of a federal political system?

• Policymaking power is concentrated in a central government.

• Regional governments have significant authority to make their own policies.

• Local governments are subordinate to the national government.

• The central government directly appoints regional leaders.

• There is only one house in the legislature.

Which of the following is NOT a supranational organization?

• The European Union

• The United Nations

• NATO

• The U.S. Republican Party

• OPEC

When European nations drew the boundaries in Africa during the age of imperialism, they did not consider

• The differences in cultures

• The differences in shapes

• The differences in landforms

• The differences in resources

• The differences in languages

The Andes Mountain Range greatly influenced the elongated shape of which country?

• Italy

• Chile

• India

• Peru

• South Africa

Which supranational organization saw the dramatic exit of Great Britain in 2020?

• NAFTA

• UN

• OPEC

• EU

• NATO