AP Test Flashcards

9960744099	Administration as a Centripetal Force	Effected leadership involves establishment of a domestic police force that insures domestic tranqility.	0
9960758721	Antarctica	Several countries have claimed territory of antarctica as their own. But none of these claimes are internationaly recognized.	1
9960769068	Apartheid	Official system of segregation instituted by the white minority against the black majority in South Africa.	2
9960784832	Asymetric Federalism	System of government emerging informaly strong unitary states in europe that allows some level of autonomy to cultural subdivisions within those countries.	3
9960801036	Balkanization	Contentious political process by which a state may break up into smaller countries.	4
9960811927	Boundaries and political stability in Africa	When European nations colonized large parts of africa in teh 17th-19th centuries, territories were divided according to which peices of land belonged to each colonizer.	5
9960827528	Boundary Disputes	Psitional dispute involves disagreement over interpertation of position of the boundary line.	6
9960837360	Centrifugal Forces	Forces within a state that weaken it.	7
9960845788	Centripetal Forces	Forces within a state that strengthen it.	8
9960854198	Challenges to the Modern State	Globalization and the rise of transnational cooperations threaten state authority as economic power is increasingly centered on cooperations raher than countries.	9
9960869998	Colonialism	The expansion an perpetuation of an empire.	10
9960874338	Confederation	Grouping of states or communities for some common purpose.	11
9960880187	Conference of Berlin	Meeting that took place in 1884 among 14 European countries.	12
9960888184	Cores and Capitals	A counties capital is in the core region and serves and serves as the cente of political and economic power.	13
9960895712	Country Shapes	Fragmented: a state that isn't a continuous whole but seperated. Elongated: a state that is longa nd narrow. Compact: a state that posseses a roughly cirgular oval or rectangular territory. Prorupt: a state that exhibits a narrow elonged land exstension leading away from main territory. Perferated: A state that surrounds another.	14
9960949297	Devolution	The transfer of some central powers to regional or local governments.	15
9960957311	Domino Theory	Idea that the political destabilization in one country can lead to collapse of political stability in neighboring countries.	16
9960967503	East/West Divide	Used to describe the geographic seperation between largely democratic and free-market countries.	17
9960985105	Electoral College	System of representation in the U.S.	18
9960992831	Electoral Geography	Investigation and spatial analysis of the election process.	19
9960998606	European Union (EU)	International organization in Europe that formed in 1958.	20
9961006753	Evolution of the State	Political organization dates back far beyond what the european model suggests.	21
9961015884	Jury Duty	The initiation of colleagues and supremes under jurys rule.	22
9961027180	Federalism	System of government in which power is distributed among certain geographical territories rather than concentrated within a central government.	23
9961043176	Forward Capitals	When a capital city is relocated to encourage population growth and economic development in other parts of the country.	24
9961051165	Frontier	An area where borders are shifting and weak.	25
9961056025	Geopolitics	Study of interplay between political relations and territorial context in which they occur.	26
9961061719	Gerrymandering	When districting is clearly done for partisan purposes.	27
9961082257	Heartland Theory vs Rimland Theory	Heartland: Stated that any political power based in the heart of eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world. Rimland: stated that domination of coastal fringes of eurasia would provide the base for world conquest.	28
9961097429	Human Rights	Generally agreed upon individual rights to justice, freedom, and equality.	29
9961106663	Imperialism	The perpetuation of a colonial empire even after it is no longer politicaly sovereign.	30
9961116190	International Agreements	Establishment of intenational protocols for various world related issues.	31
9961126400	Iron Curtain	Imaginary wall or boundary that divided the people from western europe and eastern europe.	32