Understanding Nations and States

What two things are required to be considered a state?

• Organized Government

• Unitary Government

• Defined Territory

• Unorganized Territoy

A nation is a group of people united by bonds like race, language, tradition, customs, and sometimes religion.

• True

• False

All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.

• Territory

• Nation-State

• Sovereignty

• Population

The supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries.

• Government

• Confederation

• Sovereignty

• All of the above

A group of people who make and enforce rules for a country, state, or community.

• Law Enforcement

• The President

• Congress

• Government

A Confederation is an alliance of cities that are independent.

• True

• False

An example of a Unitary form of government is.....

• Africa

• North America

• Cuba

• China

Federalism divides power between....

• National and State Government

• Local and State Government

• Federal and Unfederal Government

• Unitary and Autocracy Governments

The power to coin money is a....

• State Power

• Government Power

• National Power

The power to tax is considered to be a....

• State Power

• National Power

• Shared Power