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Political Geography
States and Nations: this two words are
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The United Nations recommended
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Almost all of the earths land is
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State is synonymous with Country.
Nation: refers to a reasonably large
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As a result, nations share one or
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A multi-cultural state consists of
several nations.
A good example is India.
Some nations do not have their
own state and therefore are
scattered across several countries
Kurds in the middle east.
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The Palestinians are a nation and only
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Japan, Denmark, and Poland are
examples of nation-states.
Such an arrangement minimizes
conflicts, and makes for strong states.
On the other hand, there are strong
states with sizeable minorities.
The existence of such states is that the
sizeable minorities have safe ways to
express themselves.
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Canada is often termed two nations
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Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces:
Centrifugal and Centripetal are two
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In Political Geography, Centripetal
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The unifying factors such as language
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Centripetal forces can be reinforced by
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The United States has had strong
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This has helped unite their country
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These includes such things as
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Centripetal forces are fostered by an
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Another problem is that of political
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Remember the 2000 election.
Remember the problem between Muslims
and Christians
All these become centrifugal forces that can
kill a Country.
In Canada, Language is its most centrifugal
force.
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Many French Canadians see themselves as
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All of these people see themselves
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The word unitary means unity it is a
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Unitary states are organized around a
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In that case a local government
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The national government:
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In most unitary states government
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These subdivisions are financed by the
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A dictatorship ruled by a single
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In France, the first order civil divisions, the
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Most Arabic, Latin American, and
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In federal states, the responsibilities of
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The word federal is derived from the
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In a weak federation, the power of
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The German system has a strong
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Under the federal framework, the
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An important power of these
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Examples are such things as:
Divorce laws,
Minimum driving ages,
Educational systems,
Environmental regulations,
Certification requirements for
teachers and.
Motor vehicle codes.
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In Canada, Quebec has taken
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They have a legal code based on the
Foreign affairs.
minting of currency.
National defense.
state are:
education,
police powers, and
health care.
States can do as they please within their
boundaries provided they do not violate
the federal constitution, federal laws or
treaties.
an early governor of
Massachusetts, called Elbrige
Gerry who practiced it in the 1800s.
If electoral boundaries are drawn
by elected officials it can be a good
weapon in the fight to stay in
power.
gerrymandering it will be
noteworthy to classify elections
when voting is done.
used are:
(1) opponent-concentration
gerrymandering also known as excess
vote gerrymandering and
(2) opponent-dispersion gerrymandering
or wasted vote gerrymandering.