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THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ORIGIN OF GLOBALIZATION

things, from basic human urge to seek better and more fulfilling life. This leads him to trace the initial globalization of the human species.

a)

HARDWIRED

b)

CYCLES

c)

PHASES

d)

EVENTS

e)

BOARDER

2.

ORIGIN OF GLOBALIZATION

• It argues that it is difficult to find a single point of origin, but the effort is largely irrelevant since there long have been cycles of globalization and it is those that are utmost importance, not particular phase or point of origin

a)

HARDWIRED

b)

CYCLES

c)

PHASES

d)

EVENTS

e)

BOARDER

3.

ORIGIN OF GLOBALIZATION

Globalization occurred sequentially each with its own point of origin

a)

HARDWIRED

b)

CYCLES

c)

PHASES

d)

EVENTS

e)

BOARDER

4.

ORIGIN OF GLOBALIZATION

Globalization occurred sequentially each with its own point of origin

a)

HARDWIRED

b)

CYCLES

c)

PHASES

d)

EVENTS

e)

BOARDER

5.

PHASE

Agricultural and urban revolutions, migrations, increased trade, and ancient empires grew out of Eurasia

a)

Eurasian Phase (3000BCE)

b)

Afro-Eurasian Phase (1000 BCE)

c)

Oriental Phase I (500 BCE)

d)

Oriental Phase II (1100AD)

e)

Multicentric Phase (1500 AD)

6.

PHASE

Commercial revolutions commenced in the Greco-Roman world, West Asia and East Africa.

a)

Eurasian Phase (3000BCE)

b)

Afro-Eurasian Phase (1000 BCE)

c)

Oriental Phase I (500 BCE)

d)

Oriental Phase II (1100AD)

e)

Multicentric Phase (1500 AD)

7.

PHASE

The world economy emerged alongside the caravan trade in the Middle East.

a)

Eurasian Phase (3000BCE)

b)

Afro-Eurasian Phase (1000 BCE)

c)

Oriental Phase I (500 BCE)

d)

Oriental Phase II (1100AD)

e)

Multicentric Phase (1500 AD)

8.

PHASE

The improvements in productivity and technology emerged throughout East and South Asia, with increased urbanization and development of the silk routes.

a)

Eurasian Phase (3000BCE)

b)

Afro-Eurasian Phase (1000 BCE)

c)

Oriental Phase I (500 BCE)

d)

Oriental Phase II (1100AD)

e)

Multicentric Phase (1500 AD)

9.

PHASE

TTrade expanded across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Americas.

a)

Eurasian Phase (3000BCE)

b)

Afro-Eurasian Phase (1000 BCE)

c)

Oriental Phase I (500 BCE)

d)

Oriental Phase II (1100AD)

e)

Multicentric Phase (1500 AD)

10.

PHASE

Trade expanded across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Americas.

a)

Euro-Atlantic Phase (1800)

b)

Afro-Eurasian Phase (1000 BCE)

c)

20C Phase 1950

d)

21C Phase 2000

e)

Germinal Phase

11.

PHASE

MNC’s and global value chains emerged throughout the US, Europe, and Japan and the Cold War Ended.

a)

Euro-Atlantic Phase (1800)

b)

Afro-Eurasian Phase (1000 BCE)

c)

20C Phase 1950

d)

21C Phase 2000

e)

Germinal Phase

12.

PHASE

A new geography of trade encompasses East Asia and the emerging economies, with a global rebalancing of power and economic flows.

a)

Euro-Atlantic Phase (1800)

b)

Incipient Phase (mid-1700s to the 1870s).

c)

20C Phase 1950

d)

21C Phase 2000

e)

Germinal Phase

13.

PHASE

• In Europe (early fifteenth century to mid-eighteenth century). Important developments during this period were the sun-centered view of the universe, the beginnings of modern geography, and the spread of the Gregorian calendar.

a)

Euro-Atlantic Phase (1800)

b)

Incipient Phase (mid-1700s to the 1870s).

c)

Take-Off Phase (1870s to the mid-1920s)

d)

Struggle-for-hegemony phase (1920s to the mid-1960s)

e)

Germinal Phase

14.

PHASE

Among the key developments in this period were the “crystallization of conceptions of formalized international relations,” a “more concrete conception of humankind,” and “[s]harp increases in conventions and agencies concerned with international and transnational regulation and communication” (1990: 26).

a)

Euro-Atlantic Phase (1800)

b)

Incipient Phase (mid-1700s to the 1870s).

c)

Take-Off Phase (1870s to the mid-1920s)

d)

Struggle-for-hegemony phase (1920s to the mid-1960s)

e)

Germinal Phase

15.

PHASE

Among the key developments in this period were the “crystallization of conceptions of formalized international relations,” a “more concrete conception of humankind,” and “[s]harp increases in conventions and agencies concerned with international and transnational regulation and communication” (1990: 26).

a)

Uncertainty Phase (1960s to the early 1990s6)

b)

Incipient Phase (mid-1700s to the 1870s).

c)

Take-Off Phase (1870s to the mid-1920s)

d)

Struggle-for-hegemony phase (1920s to the mid-1960s)

e)

Germinal Phase

16.

PHASE

This period was characterized by war (WW II) and disputes (Cold War) over the still fragile globalization process. The UN was formed during this period.

a)

Uncertainty Phase (1960s to the early 1990s6)

b)

Incipient Phase (mid-1700s to the 1870s).

c)

Take-Off Phase (1870s to the mid-1920s)

d)

Struggle-for-hegemony phase (1920s to the mid-1960s)

e)

Germinal Phase

17.

PHASE

Many global developments occurred during this period including inclusion of the Third World in the global system, end of the Cold War (and bipolarity), spread of nuclear weapons, world civil society, world citizenship, and global media system consolidation.

a)

Uncertainty Phase (1960s to the early 1990s6)

b)

Incipient Phase (mid-1700s to the 1870s).

c)

Take-Off Phase (1870s to the mid-1920s)

d)

Struggle-for-hegemony phase (1920s to the mid-1960s)

e)

Germinal Phase

18.

ORIGIN OF GLOBALIZATION

Many global developments occurred during this period including inclusion of the Third World in the global system, end of the Cold War (and bipolarity), spread of nuclear weapons, world civil society, world citizenship, and global media system consolidation.

a)

HARDWIRED

b)

CYCLES

c)

PHASES

d)

EVENTS

e)

BOARDER

19.

ORIGIN OF GLOBALIZATION

There is a sense in this view that change occurred in the last half of the twentieth century. Three of these momentous changes have been identified by scholars as the point of origin of globalization as it exists today

a)

HARDWIRED

b)

CYCLES

c)

PHASES

d)

EVENTS

e)

BOARDER

20.

TYPE OF GLOBALIZATION

Countries that trade with many others and have few trade barriers are economically globalised.

a)

Economic Globalization

b)

Social Globalization

c)

Political Globalization

21.

TYPE OF GLOBALIZATION

The amount of political co-operation there is between countries.

a)

Economic Globalization

b)

Social Globalization

c)

Political Globalization

22.

TYPE OF GLOBALIZATION

A measure of how easily information and ideas pass between people in their own country and between different countries (includes access to internet and social media networks).

a)

Economic Globalization

b)

Social Globalization

c)

Political Globalization

23.

CAUSES OF GLOBALIZATION

a)

•Improved communications

b)

•Improved transport

c)

•Free trade agreements

d)

Changed in food supply

e)

Division of labor

24.

CAUSES OF GLOBALIZATION

a)

Global banking

b)

•The growth of the MNC’s

c)

Less job security

d)

• Damaged to environment

e)

• Increase in anti-Globalization Protests

25.

EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION

a)

•Improved communications

b)

•Improved transport

c)

•Free trade agreements

d)

Changed in food supply

e)

Division of labor

26.

EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION

a)

Global banking

b)

•The growth of the MNC’s

c)

Less job security

d)

• Damaged to environment

e)

• Increase in anti-Globalization Protests

27.

POSITIVE Impacts of Globalization in the Government

a)

• MNCs influence local policies.

b)

MNCs externalize cost to countries

c)

• Increased economic development

d)

• Expanded infrastructure

e)

Competition results in too many concessions.

28.

POSITIVE Impacts of Globalization in the Government

a)

• MNCs influence local policies.

b)

MNCs externalize cost to countries

c)

• Increased economic development

d)

• Expanded infrastructure

e)

Competition results in too many concessions.

29.

POSITIVE Impacts of Globalization in the Government

a)

Transfer of modern management techniques

b)

Greater interdependence among business partners

c)

Companies incorporate in low tax countries.

d)

Pressure to reduce social benefits

30.

NEGATIVE Impacts of Globalization in the Government

a)

• MNCs influence local policies.

b)

MNCs externalize cost to countries

c)

• Increased economic development

d)

• Expanded infrastructure

e)

Competition results in too many concessions.

31.

NEGATIVE Impacts of Globalization in the Government

a)

Transfer of modern management techniques

b)

Greater interdependence among business partners

c)

Companies incorporate in low tax countries.

d)

Pressure to reduce social benefits

32.

POSITIVE Impacts of Globalization in Labor

a)

• Increased job opportunities

b)

Upgraded education system

c)

• Increased training

d)

Diminished social contract

e)

Downward wage pressure

33.

NEGATIVE Impacts of Globalization in Labor

a)

Decreased union power

b)

Job displacement

c)

• Increased training

d)

Diminished social contract

e)

Downward wage pressure

34.

THE GLOBALIZATION DEBATE

Dominant features: Global capitalism, global governance, global civil society

Summary argument: The end of the nation-state

a)

The Hyperglobalists' Camp

b)

The Skeptics' Camp

c)

The Transformationalists' Camp

35.

THE GLOBALIZATION DEBATE

Dominant features: World less interdependent than in 1880s

Summary argument: Internationalization depends on state acquiescence and support

a)

The Hyperglobalists' Camp

b)

The Skeptics' Camp

c)

The Transformationalists' Camp

36.

THE GLOBALIZATION DEBATE

Historically unprecedented levels of global interconnectedness

‘Thick’ (intensive and extensive)

Summary argument Globalization transforming state power and world politics

a)

The Hyperglobalists' Camp

b)

The Skeptics' Camp

c)

The Transformationalists' Camp

37.

the economy of all humans of the world, considered as the international exchange of goods and services that is expressed in monetary units of account.

(a)  

38.

about the extension of economic activities of nation states across borders.



(a)  

39.

is functional integration between internationally dispersed activities. That is, a qualitative transformation than just quantitative change.

(a)  

40.

a sustained, a long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies.

Considered by some economists, a rare, and extreme form of recession.

(a)  

41.

Banks fail –people withdrewfunds

Banks invested in stock market–could not repayloans

(a)  

42.

formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference

(a)  

43.

It was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations to regulate the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II.

27

(a)  

44.

Articles of Agreement to create the IMF, whose purpose was to promote stability of exchange rates and financial flows

(a)  

45.

is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.

(a)  

46.

He foresaw an IMF that functioned more like a bank, making sure that borrowing states could repay their debts on time.

(a)  

47.

IMF’s FUNDAMENTAL MISSION

Oversees the international monetary system and monitors the economic and financial policies of it’s 189 member countries.

a)

Economic Surveillance

b)

Lending

c)

Capacity Development

48.

IMF’s FUNDAMENTAL MISSION

Provides loans to member countries experiencing actual or potential balance of payments problems to help them rebuild their international reserves.

a)

Economic Surveillance

b)

Lending

c)

Capacity Development

49.

IMF’s FUNDAMENTAL MISSION

To modernize economic policies and institutions and train people.

a)

Economic Surveillance

b)

Lending

c)

Capacity Development

50.

the primary source of IMF financial resource. A member’s quota broadly reflects the size and position in the world economy. A members country’s quota determines its maximum financial commitment to IMF, voting power, and access to IMF financing.

(a)  

51.

▸Is designed to finance projects that enhance the economic development of member states

▸Provides technical assistance and policy advice and supervises—on behalf of international creditors—the implementation of free-market reforms

(a)  

52.

Together with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization, it plays a central role in overseeing economic policy and reforming public institutions in developing countries and defining the global macroeconomic agenda.

44

(a)  

53.

▸An interim agreement signed in 1947

▸WTO was not created until 1994

▸Served as forum for trade negotiations

(a)  

54.

Reduction of restrictions or barriers on the free exchange of goods between nations.

(a)  

55.

Reduction and elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry.



(a)  

56.

The transfer of ownership, property or business from the government to the private sector.

(a)  

57.

These are restrictions imposed on movement of goods between countries.

(a)  

58.

is a barrier to international trade.

(a)  

59.

includes quotas, embargoes, sanctions, levies, and other restrictions.

(a)  

60.

refers to rules that limit who can enter a business and what prices they may charge (Price Controls)refers to rules that limit who can enter a business and what prices they may charge (Price Controls)

(a)  

61.

refers to the abroad category of rules governing how any business or individual carries out its activities, with a view to correcting one or more "market failures".

(a)  

62.

funds provided by a government to enable firms to reduce prices and encourage an increase price and demand.

a)

Subsidies

b)

Import Quotas

c)

Health and Environment Standardization

d)

Import Substitution

63.

are "non-tariff barriers" used to limit imports of a particular products.

a)

Subsidies

b)

Import Quotas

c)

Health and Environment Standardization

d)

Import Substitution

64.

branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and build environment affecting human health.

a)

Subsidies

b)

Import Quotas

c)

Health and Environment Standardization

d)

Import Substitution

65.

A trade and economic policy which advocates replacing foreign imports with domestic production.

a)

Subsidies

b)

Import Quotas

c)

Health and Environment Standardization

d)

Import Substitution

66.

non-state actor continue to grow in number and take on roles that either supplement, overlap, or even replace that of the state.

is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.

(a)  

67.

a company that operates in two or more countries, leveraging the global environment to approach varying markets in attaining revenue generation. These international operations are pursued as a result of the strategic potential provided by technological developments, making new markets a more convenient and profitable pursuit both in sourcing production and pursuing growth.

a)

Global Corporation/Multinational Corporation

b)

International Organization

c)

The Interstate System

68.

an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.

a)

Global Corporation/Multinational Corporation

b)

International Organization

c)

The Interstate System

69.

The idea of a ‘system’ requires the existence of units, among which interactions take place.

a)

Global Corporation/Multinational Corporation

b)

International Organization

c)

The Interstate System

70.

3 PRINCIPLES OF THE CONTEMPORARY INTERSTATE SYSTEM

4 lines
71.

In political theory, the ultimate overseer, or authority, in the decision-making process of the state and in the maintenance of order.

one of the most controversial ideas in political science and international law—is closely related to the difficult concepts of state and government and of independence and democracy

a)

Sovereignity

b)

Territoriality

c)

Interference

72.

Is a term associated with non verbal communication that refers to how people use space (territory) to communicate ownership or occupancy of areas and possessions.

a)

Sovereignity

b)

Territoriality

c)

Interference

73.

Is the act of or something that obstructs or hinders.

a)

Sovereignity

b)

Territoriality

c)

Interference

74.

recognized the sovereign rights of the state -became the basis for the Westphalian international system (i.e. modern interstate system)

(a)  

75.

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM

just like human individuals, states are rational actors and their primary concern is to maximize their self - interest.

It also assumes that the structure of the international system is anarchy.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Realism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Marxism

76.

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM

just like human individuals, states are rational actors and their primary concern is to maximize their self - interest.

It also assumes that the structure of the international system is anarchy.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Realism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Marxism

77.

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM

concerned with the relationship between units and structures. It answers how we can understand the relationship between states and anarchy. It argues that both state interests and anarchy are socially constructed, that is, they are created by the state themselves.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Realism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Marxism

78.

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM

concerned with the relationship between units and structures. It answers how we can understand the relationship between states and anarchy. It argues that both state interests and anarchy are socially constructed, that is, they are created by the state themselves.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Realism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Marxism

79.

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM

ocial theory that aims to scrutinize and critique the underlying foundations upon which contemporary world system is built.

the world is primarily divided along economic lines, between the core developed states and the peripheral developing states

a)

Liberalism

b)

Realism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Marxism

80.

War between Soviet Union and United States of America

(a)  

81.

regards globalization as an exogenous process that is making a profound impact on states affairs. States become powerless to the forces of the market.

The implication is that globalization is undermining the contemporary interstate system.

a)

Outside-in View

b)

Inside-out View

82.

Globalization recognizes that states are the ones influencing the level of global interconnectedness today.

It emphasizes that globalization is not an independent phenomenon that takes place in a vacuum.

a)

Outside-in View

b)

Inside-out View

83.

Is a situation in which separate markets for the same product become one single market.

occurs when prices among different location or related goods follow similar patterns over a long period of time.

an indicator that explains how much different markets are related to each other.

(a)  

84.

Is a situation in which separate markets for the same product become one single market.

(a)  

85.

Also known as lateral integration.

The merger of two or more companies that occupy similar levels in the production supply chain..

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Forward Vertical Integration

d)

Backward Vertical Integration

e)

Conglomeration

86.

Is a competitive strategy by which a company takes complete control over one or more stages in the production or distribution of a product.

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Forward Vertical Integration

d)

Backward Vertical Integration

e)

Conglomeration

87.

Business activities are expanded to include control of the direct distribution or supply of a company's products.

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Forward Vertical Integration

d)

Backward Vertical Integration

e)

Conglomeration

88.

Process in which a company purchases or internally produces segments of its supply chain.

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Forward Vertical Integration

d)

Backward Vertical Integration

e)

Conglomeration

89.

the combination of two or more business entities engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate group ,usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries.

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Forward Vertical Integration

d)

Backward Vertical Integration

e)

Conglomeration

90.

an organization that uses economic resources or inputs to provide goods or services to customers in exchange for money or other goods and services.

(a)  

91.

TYPE OF BUSINESS

provides intangible products(products within physical form).Service type firms offer professional skills,expertise,advice, and other similar products.

a)

Service Business

b)

Merchandising Business

c)

Manufacturing Business

d)

Hybrid Business

92.

TYPE OF BUSINESS

buys products at whole sale price and sells the same at retail price. They are known as "buy and sell" businesses. They make profit by selling the products at prices higher than their purchase costs.

a)

Service Business

b)

Merchandising Business

c)

Manufacturing Business

d)

Hybrid Business

93.

TYPE OF BUSINESS

buys products with the intention of using them as materials in making a new product.Thus, there is a transformation of the products purchased.

combines raw materials, labor, and factory over head in its production process.

The manufactured goods will then be sold to customers.

a)

Service Business

b)

Merchandising Business

c)

Manufacturing Business

d)

Hybrid Business

94.

TYPE OF BUSINESS

companies that may be classified in more than one type of business.

companies may be classified according to their major business interest.

a)

Service Business

b)

Merchandising Business

c)

Manufacturing Business

d)

Hybrid Business

95.

FORM OF BUSINESS

a business owned by only one person. It is easy to set-up and is the least costly among all forms of ownership.

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

Cooperative

e)

Limited Liability Company

96.

FORM OF BUSINESS

business owned by two or more persons who contribute resources into the entity. The partners divide the profits of the business among themselves.

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

Cooperative

e)

Limited Liability Company

97.

FORM OF BUSINESS

business organization that has a separate legal personality from its owners. Ownership in a stock corporation is represented by shares of stock.

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

Cooperative

e)

Limited Liability Company

98.

FORM OF BUSINESS

are hybrid forms of business that have characteristics of both a corporation and a partnership.

not incorporated;hence,it is not considered a corporation.

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

Cooperative

e)

Limited Liability Company

99.

FORM OF BUSINESS

business organization owned by a group of individuals and is operated for their mutual benefit.The persons making up the group are called members. may be incorporated or unincorporated.

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

Cooperative

e)

Limited Liability Company

100.

Countries that are industrialized and developed

(a)  

101.

Countries that are mostly developing, non-industrialized or semi-industrialized

(a)  

102.

From indirect colonialism in which a neocolony is dominated, economically, culturally, or politically by a more powerful country

(a)  

103.

it refers to the countries’ interconnected histories of colonialism, neo-imperialism, and differential economic and social change through which large inequalities in living standards, life expectancy, and access to resources are maintained.

(a)  

104.

policy of cutting budget for social services, so as to reduce a country’s budget deficit.

(a)  

105.

refers to income below the minimum level required for physical survival.(World Bank defines this level as 1 US dollar per day, a level at which basic needs are barely met but survival is not actually threatened).

(a)  

106.

process of closer economic integration of countries within a region (oftentimes, culturally and geographically linked countries).



(a)  

107.

refers to developed societies of Europe and North America, which are characterized by established democracy, wealth, technological advancement, political stability, aging population, zero population growth and dominance of world trade and politics.

(a)  

108.

- with one quarter of the world population—controls four-fifths of the income earned anywhere in the world. 90% of the manufacturing industries are owned by and located in the North.

a)

The North

b)

The South

109.

—with one quarter of the world populations—has access to one-fifth of the world income. As nations become economically developed, they may become part of the North; similarly, any nations that do not qualify for developed status are in effect to be part of the south.

a)

The North

b)

The South

110.

•The Underdevelopment of Certain States or Peoples and their Lack of Representation in Global Political Process is a Reality

a)

Major Premise

b)

Prevalent

111.

•Imbalances of Aggregate Economic and Political Power Between States

a)

Major Premise

b)

Prevalent

112.

•Generally assumes that the international system is inherently disorderly and relations are anarchic because primary actors are perpetually locked against a struggle for power and security.

The behaviours and actions of these states are directed toward the promotion of their self-interest.

a)

Marxisim

b)

Liberalism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Realism

113.

Specifically argues that the instability in the international system results from different facets of class struggle

a)

Marxisim

b)

Liberalism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Realism

114.

that the rejection of power politics is the only possible outcome of international relations

a)

Marxisim

b)

Liberalism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Realism

115.

•Considers international politics as a real of interaction influenced by the identities and practices of actors and directed further by the incessantly changing norms.

•The motivation behind the behaviours and actions of a state is shaped by their interactions with other states and actors

a)

Marxisim

b)

Liberalism

c)

Constructivism

d)

Realism

116.

•Global economic integration is not only inevitable given the rise of new technologies; it is more importantly, a normative international goal.

a)

The Lexus

b)

Modernization Theory

c)

End of History

d)

Globalism

e)

Civilization Discourse

117.

•Dominant ideology of colonialism and the logic that shaped the birth of the international order

a)

The Lexus

b)

Modernization Theory

c)

End of History

d)

Globalism

e)

Civilization Discourse

118.

•Outlined historical progress in terms of a society’s capacity to produce and consume material goods.

a)

Clash of Civilization

b)

Modernization Theory

c)

End of History

d)

The Lexus

e)

Civilization Discourse

119.

In political theory, the ultimate overseer, or authority, in the decision-making process of the state and in the maintenance of order.

one of the most controversial ideas in political science and international law—is closely related to the difficult concepts of state and government and of independence and democracy

a)

Sovereignity

b)

Territoriality

c)

Interference