4.2 Political Processes

A state’s authority to control its territory and govern itself. 

• Sovereignty

• Nation - State

• Self- Determination

• Devolution

The territory occupied by a particular nation of people is the same as the recognized political boundary of that state. 

• Sovereignty

• Nation - State

• Self- Determination

• Devolution

The right of all people to govern themselves. Usually a nation, ethnicity, or former colony wants to govern themselves and establish sovereignty over their own state. 

• *Oftentimes may result in independence movements or devolution.

• Sovereignty

• Nation - State

• Self- Determination

• Devolution

Due to centrifugal forces, power is shifted from the central government or administration to regional authorities which are usually reflective of nations. 

• Sovereignty

• Nation - State

• Self- Determination

• Devolution

Is the identity with a group with legal/personal attachment to a country.

• nationality

• centrifugal force

• centripetal force

• imperialism

• colonialism

a force that divides people and countries

• nationality

• centrifugal force

• centripetal force

• imperialism

• colonialism

a force that helps to unify people within a country

• nationality

• centrifugal force

• centripetal force

• imperialism

• colonialism

broad concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance

• nationality

• centrifugal force

• centripetal force

• imperialism

• colonialism

particular type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country

• nationality

• centrifugal force

• centripetal force

• imperialism

• colonialism

the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.

• nationality

• centrifugal force

• decolonization

• imperialism

• colonialism