Politics

What is democracy?

• the recognition that an individual may have many different identities on account to the nationality of their parents.

• system of government that gives power to the people through the system of voting.

• global business with operations in several or many countries.

• A system of government where power lies mostly in the hands of a single individual.

What is a nation?

• represents a group of people who share an identify, culture and tradition

• political boundaries and the ability of a country to have sovereignty over these borders.

• : the rapid and widespread of ideas and values beyond a country’s borders makes it difficult to maintain a strong national culture. National businesses could also be under threat as multinational companies take over

• people have pride in their country and their nation and want to celebrate this

Which lacks sovereignty?

• Andorra

• Iceland

• Hong Kong

• Vatican City

What is Decentralisation?

• people know of their long history forming the nation state and this is part of their identity.

• countries join together to form multi-governmental organisations such as the European Union, therefore countries may have to give up some sovereignty to these organisations.

• due to the constant movement of people and the increasing number of refugees, nation states find it more difficult to protect their borders and their economies from the impacts of migration.

• national power is challenged due to regions exerting their power for independence

What is a feature of autocracies?

• Very flexible

• Everyone has a vote

• tight control over the population.

• Freedom for all

What is the HDI?

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• Human Development Index

• How developed indue

• High Diplomatic Idiocracy

What is an example of an inequality in Europe?

• Wide life expectancy gap

• Lots of food in all the countries

• Different languages

• Segregation of land use values

What are treaties and conventions?

• Ideas shared between the countries

• Informal agreements between countries which can be enforced by law

• Formal written agreements between countries which can be enforced by law

• Trading and services between countries

What was set up in 1945 after the second world war?

• League of Nations

• UNHCR

• HDI

• United Nations

What is the Geneva convention?

• A agreement between countries on how to help people in Geneva

• How climate change should be handled

• A series of agreements that sets out how people e.g. doctors, enemy soldiers etc should be treated in time of war

• How civilians are dealt with in war