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Gov Ch 25 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are examples of emerging democracies? (from the text) | Poland, Mexico, South Africa |
| What was the driving force in Poland's move toward democracy? | Labor unrest |
| What was the reason some claimed Mexico's government did not constitute a democracy during most of the 20th century? | It lacked competitive political parties |
| What was the acronym of the party that dominated Mexico for most of the 20th century? | PRI |
| What practice meant that South Africa was not considered a democracy for most of the 20th century? | apartheid |
| What did the United States and others do to South Africa to force it to end segregation? | economic sanctions |
| What do we call the spread of nuclear weapons? | nuclear proliferation |
| What agreement was designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and to reduce the number already in existence? | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| What region has carried out most international terrorist attacks against the U.S. since World War II? | Middle East |
| What treaty did the U.S. sign in 1997 and then back out of in 1999 leading to international criticism? | Kyoto Protocol |
| What is the common trading market in much of Europe? | European Union |
| What form of government has both executive and legislative power located in an elected assembly? | Parliament |
| What two countries did the Founding Fathers look to as the originators of some form of democracy? | Greece and Rome |
| What type of democracy does Japan have today? | Parliamentary |
| What are the two houses in Great Britain's Parliament? | House of Commons, House of Lords |
| What is the name of the Japanese Parliament? | National Diet |
| What are the names of the two houses in Japanese parliament? | House of Councillors, House of Representatives |
| Who led Communist China in 1949? | Mao Zedong |
| Where did the Chinese Nationalists move to after being defeated by the Communists? | Taiwan |
| What is the highest organ of state power in China's government? | National People's Congress |
| What was the site of a 1989 political massacre in China? | Tiananmen Square |
| How many countries have signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty? | 180 |
| What do you call nations that have democratic elections, political parties, and constitutional governments? | consolidated democracies |
| What do you call the leader of the majority party in the British House of Commons? | Prime Minister |
| What kind of democracy do the United States and France have? | Presidential democracy |
| What term do the French use instead of prime minister? | premier |
| What was the failed U.S. invasion of Cuba called? | Bay of Pigs Invasion |
| What has the U.S. used to try to get Cuba to create democratic reforms? | a trade embargo |
| Who led Cuba into a communist dictatorship? | Fidel Castro |
| Who led Iran into an Islamic dictatorship? | Ayatollah Khomeini |
| Who did Iranian religious leaders oppose in the 1970s? | the Shah of Iran |
| What has Saudi Arabia been accused of indirectly supporting? | terrorism |
| What is the goal of the European Union? (EU) | political and economic cooperation |
| What is the main purpose of the UN Security Council? | peacekeeping |
| What handles the day-to-day business of the UN? | the Secretariat |
| Who is in charge of the Secretariat? | the Secretary General |
| What do you call an organization who has some authority that overrides or supercedes the soverignty of individual members? | supranational organization |
| What is open to all peace-loving states to become members? | United Nations |
| What do you call the ability of nations to balance economic growth with environmental protections? | sustainable development |
| What nations have been accused of state-sponsored terrorism (from the text)? | Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria |
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