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47 Cards in this Set
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Anglaphone/Francaphone |
Anglophones are English speaking people Francophone are french speaking people |
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Appeasement |
Policy of avoiding further argument of war by accepting the conditions or demands of an aggressor |
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Asymmetrical Federalism |
- Found in the confederation where different constituent states or provinces possess different powers - Different needs of provinces are accommodated by allowing them to exercise different degrees of controls |
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Authoritarianism |
- Favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom - Political practice where individual freedoms is completely subordinate to the authority of the state |
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Autonomous |
- Refers to peoples right to self-government - nation pursuing self-determination |
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Basic Geography Skills |
Former USSR, Former Yugoslavia, etc |
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Bilateralism/Unilateralism |
- When tow nation-states cooperate to pursue each others goals and national interest - When one nation-state acts alone to achieve its goals |
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Bourgeoisie |
- Middle-upper class citizens of the middle ages to the ancient Regime in France - Owns the most important means of production, through which it exploits the working class |
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Canadian Bill Of Rights |
- Federal statute and bill of rights enacted by the parliament in 1960 - Earliest expression of human rights law at the federal level in Canada |
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Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms |
- Bill of rights entrenched in Canada's constitution in 1982 - Guarantees rights and freedoms to people in Canada |
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Collective Consciousness |
Set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within a nation/society |
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Cosmopolitan |
- Free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudice, or attachments; at home all over the world - Having worldwide rather than a limited scope |
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Diversity |
State of being diverse: range of different things |
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Domestic Policy |
Policies or decisions taken by a nation-state that deal with the problems or issues within its boarders |
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Economic Nationalists |
Is a body of policies that emphasize domestic control of the economy, labor, and capital formation even if this requires the imposition of tarrifs and other restrictions on the movement of labor, goods and capital |
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Ecozone |
Is the broadest biographic division of the Earth's land surface, based on distributional patterns of terrestrial organism |
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Equalization Payments |
Cash payments made in some federal systems of government from the federal government to sub national governments with the objectives of offsetting differences in available revenue or in the cost of providing services |
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Federalism |
The federal principal or system of government |
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Feudal System |
- Political, military, and a social system in the middle ages (1770-1780) |
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Foreign Aid |
Money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another |
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Foreign Policy |
A government's strategy in dealing with other nations |
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
- A treaty created following the conclusion of World War 2 - Implemented to further regulate world trade to aide in the economic recovery following the war |
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Inherent Right |
A right someone has from his or her parents |
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Institution |
- A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose - Established law, practice or custom |
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Internationalism |
The state or process of being international and how you deal and cooperate with other nations |
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Isolationism/Multilateralism |
- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries - Is multiple countries working in a concern on a given issue |
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Loyalties |
Being loyal to a country |
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Multiculturalism |
Co-existence of diverse cultures |
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National Interest |
Countries goals and ambitions whether economic, military, or cultural |
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National Energy Program |
- Energy policy of the government of Canada from 1980-1985 - Created by Pierre Trudeau |
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NAFTA |
A regulation implemented on January 1994 in Mexico , Canada, And USA to eliminate the most tariffs on trade between the countries |
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Patriated |
Transfer control over from a mother country to its former dependency |
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Patriotism |
Love and devotion to ones country |
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Propaganda |
Information especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
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Pluralism |
A condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, source of authority |
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Reasonable Accommodation |
Adjusting things so that people with disabilities enjoy things just like us |
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Responsible Government |
An executive or cabinet that is dependent on the support of an elected assembly, rather than on the Monarch |
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Sacred Cow |
An idea, custom, or institution held, especially unreasonably, to be above criticism |
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Self Determination |
A country where they want to control it themselves and make their own decisions |
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Separatism |
The advocacy or practice of separation of a certain group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender |
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Sovereignty |
The authority of a state to govern itself or another state |
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Tied Aid |
Foreign aid the must be spent in the country providing the aid |
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Ultra nationalism |
- extreme forms of nationalism to help its nation and promotes the interest of its nation |
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UN/League Of Nations |
- International organization that helps countries in need - An international organization established after the world war 1 |
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World Bank/ IMF |
- Provides Loans - 188 countries working together to make the better better |
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Liberal Internationalism |
Foreign policy that argue that liberal states should intervene in other sovereign states in order to pursue liberal objectives |
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