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- 3. A territorial division for casting votes in public elections; generally, only those who live in the voting district are permitted to cast their votes there
- 6. Terrorism that transcends national boundaries and is intended to intimidate people in other countries
- 8. A subfield of political geography that analyzes the geography of political preferences and how geography can shape voting outcomes
- 12. The process of drawing new boundaries for U.S. congressional districts to reflect the population changes since the previous U.S. census
- 13. The political claim to territory in another country based on ethnic affiliations and historic borders
- 15. A state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer in control
- 16. An independent country that disperses significant authority among subnational units
- 17. Acts by individuals or groups against the citizens or government of their own country
- 19. Terrorism committed by government agents whose leaders have ordered them to murder, imprison, or force into exile perceived enemies of the state
- 22. A body of 538 electors in the United States; a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president; a state’s number of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation (one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for its senators)
- 23. A continental organization of African states that seeks to drive Africa’s growth and economic development through cooperation and integration of member states
- 28. A set of traditional symbols or symbolic forms associated with a country and its citizens
- 29. Loyalty or commitment to a country
- 31. A political, economic, and social union of 28 independent European countries that promotes the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital among its members
- 33. A regional intergovernmental organization comprising 10 countries in Southeast Asia to promote intergovernmental cooperation and facilitate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region
- 34. An international governmental forum that promotes interaction among the Arctic states and indigenous communities on common Arctic issues, particularly sustainable development and environmental protection
- 35. The construction and improvement of foundational services such as access to energy resources throughout the country
- 36. A 1994 trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico; revised as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020
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- 1. Cultural unity; occurs when the members of a society are culturally united
- 2. International political body that nation-states establish in cooperation with their neighbors for mutual political, military, economic, or cultural gain
- 4. Terrorism committed by nongovernment groups that feel wronged by their government
- 5. The manipulation of voting district boundaries to favor a particular political party, group, or election outcome
- 7. An independent state that concentrates power in the central government and grants little or no authority to its subnational units
- 9. An intergovernmental military alliance among 29 North American and European countries with the purpose of guaranteeing the freedom and security of its members
- 10. A multi-country agreement that reduces or eliminates taxes to promote the free flow of goods and services across international borders
- 11. International organization that is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and harmonizing the actions of nations
- 14. The calculated use of violent acts against civilians and symbolic targets to publicize a cause, intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or affect the conduct of the government
- 18. Gerrymandering a voting district by dividing opposition votes into many districts, thus diluting the opposition’s vote to ensure it does not form a majority in any district
- 20. Occurs when a collection of nation-states and their citizens relinquish some sovereign rights to a larger-scale body that exercises authority over its member states
- 21. The smaller areas into which a larger state is divided (e.g., states in the United States, provinces in Canada)
- 24. The process by which the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are divided proportionately by population among the 50 states following every U.S. census
- 25. Cost advantages that can come with a larger scale of operations
- 26. Occurs when core states have advanced economies and a high standard of living while peripheral states have relatively little industrial development, simple production systems based mostly on raw materials, and low levels of consumption of manufactured goods
- 27. Occurs when a sovereign state moves from a non-democracy to a democracy
- 30. Gerrymandering a voting district by concentrating all of the opposition party into one district, thereby creating a large majority of that party in the district while ensuring that it cannot win any election
- 32. Basque separatist organization in Spain that used terrorism in its campaign for an independent Basque state