bhswg- concepts #5 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The leadership and institutions that make policy decisions for a country | GOVERNMENT |
Invisible lines that mark the extent of a state's territory and the control that its leaders have | BOUNDARIES |
The collection of political beliefs, values, practices, and institutions that a government is based on | POLITICAL CULTURE |
The smallest countries of the world made up of just a few square miles (ex. Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino) | MICROSTATES |
Completely surrounded by land, lacking ocean frontage | LANDLOCKED |
The desire for self-rule | NATIONALISM |
The ability of the state/nation to carry out actions or policies within its borders independently from interference from the inside or outside | SOVEREIGNTY |
People without a state (ex. Kurds or Palestinians) | STATELESS NATIONS |
When no other city comes close to rivaling the capital city in terms of size or influence, the capital city is referred to as a _________________ | PRIMATE CITY |
Continuous urban strip; a super city made up of several large and small cities (ex. Boston to Washington DC) | MEGALOPOLIS |
Dependent areas, under the sovereignty of a foreign nation, that are usually exploited for their natural resources as well as providing a new marketplace for the goods produced by those foreign countries to be sold | COLONIES |
Empire building (ex. European countries colonizing areas around the globe) | IMPERIALISM |
Government system that divides power between the central government and the local/state governments | FEDERAL SYSTEM |
A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place | UNITARY SYSTEM |
Cooperating groups of nations that operate on either a regional or international level for a common goal or purpose (ex. European Union) | SUPRANATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
Type of government system where the ruler inherits power through a royal family. When the monarch dies, the power is given to the next child or relative in line to rule | MONARCHY |
Monarchs usually claim this as their right to rule- that their power is given by the will of God | DIVINE RIGHT |
A monarchy with an elected group of representatives, usually called a Parliament (ex. United Kingdom) | CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY |
A democratic government system where citizens elect politicians to rule, with limited terms, on their behalf. (ex USA) | REPUBLIC |
A democratic system of government where citizens directly participate in the law-making assembly and functions of the government (ex Athens) | DIRECT DEMOCRACY |
A government system in which a single person or small group exercises complete power over others | DICTATORSHIP |
A government system that controls every aspect of the individual's life (ex. former Soviet Union) | TOTALITARIAN SYSTEMS |
Similar to a state, a group of people that is bound together by a common political identity | NATION |
The reasons that a person may move to or away from a place | PUSH PULL FACTORS |
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