The State

Answer the following questions IN YOUR OWN WORDS based on the reading from your textbook. DO NOT quote or copy text directly from your book or any online sites because this does not demonstrate that you understand what you have read.  Follow the standard format for written work in your syllabus.

1.  Give an example of a nation-state. Give an example of a nation. What is the key difference between them?

2.  What is a microstate? Give an example of a country that is a microstate. Why does granting self-determination to microstates raise concerns?

3.  What qualities define a state and why are these key to statehood?

4.  Explain how having a democratic or authoritarian type of government affects a state's ability to promote its political agenda.