5952321898 | Nation-state | is one where the great majority are conscious of a common identity and share the same culture. Examples- Japan, North and South Korea. | 0 | |
5952357943 | State | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Examples- United Kingdom | 1 | |
5952493995 | Federal States | splits power between central authorities and local or regional governments | 2 | |
5952499737 | Unitary States | keeps all power under the control of the central government | 3 | |
5952535990 | Centripetal Froce | They provide stability, strengthen the state, help bind people together, and create solidarity. | 4 | |
5952558004 | Centrifugal Force | It is a force or attitude that tends to divide a state. | 5 | |
5952619518 | Gerrymandering | manipulate the boundaries of so as to favor one party or class. | 6 | |
5952638220 | landlocked | an interior country or state that is surrounded by land | 7 | |
5952647001 | relict boundary | a political boundary that has ceased to function but the imprint of which can still be detected on the cultural landscape | 8 | |
5952769454 | superimposed boundary | a political boundary placed by powerful outsiders on a developed human landscape | 9 | |
5952800721 | Consequent Boundaries | drawn to accomodate existing religious, linguistic, ethnic, or economic differences between countries ~ Ex. Vatican City ~ Ex. Palestine ~ Ex. Pakistan ~ Ex. Yugoslavia | 10 | |
5952840425 | imperialism | control of a territory already occupied | 11 | |
5953123885 | Supranational Organization | Organization of three or more states to promote shared objectives. | 12 | |
5953250529 | Devolution | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality | 13 |
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