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choke point
a narrow, strategic passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass
Reapportionment
The process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census.
stateless nation
a group of people with a common political identity who do not have a territorially defined, sovereign country of their own
state
An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs.
nation-state
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
multistate nation
nation that stretches across borders and across states
irrendentism
regain control over a territory that was once yours
multinational state
State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
Sovereignty
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Neo-colonialism
control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures
Territoriality
the defense of a bounded physical space against encroachment by other individuals
Imperialism
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.
superimpose
to lay or place something over something else
Consequent
happening as a result of something
relic
a custom or object that has been around for a very, very long time
EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)
As established in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a zone of exploitation extending 200 nautical miles (370km) seaward from a coastal state that has exclusive mineral and fishing rights over it.
Federal State
An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.
Unitary State
An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials
Garrymandering
the drawing of electoral lines to the advantage of a party or group
majority-minority districts
a district in which voters of a minority ethnicity constitute an electoral majority within that electoral district
ethnic cleansing
the systematic killing or extermination of an entire people or nation
Super national organization
Organization of three or more states to promote shared objectives.
Colonialisim
one country ruling and developing trade in another country for its own benefit
Shatterbelt
a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals (e.g., Israel or Kashmir today; Eastern Europe during the Cold War,...).
Devolution
Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments.
