Ethnicity, Racism, and Apartheid Definitions

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Which term refers to a social category characterized by shared cultural traits such as language, religion, ancestry, and customs?

Self-determination

Racism

Apartheid

Ethnicity (correct)

What is the belief that one race is inherently superior or inferior to another, often leading to discrimination and prejudice based on race?

Racism (correct)

Microstate

State

Nationalism

Which term refers to the right of a group to govern itself and choose its own political status, free from external interference?

State

Apartheid

Nation

Self-determination (correct)

What is the term for a very small, usually independent state with a very small land area and population?

Microstate Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a politically organized territory with a defined border, a permanent population, a government, and the ability to enter into relations with other states?

State Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a group of people who share a common identity based on factors such as language, culture, ethnicity, or history?

Nation Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries?

Sovereignty Signup and view all the answers

What do you call a state that aligns with a particular ethnic or cultural group?

Nation-state Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the factors that contribute to the disintegration or fragmentation of a state?

Centrifugal Force Signup and view all the answers

What is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, often granted to foreign diplomats or international organizations?

Extraterritoriality Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the transfer of certain powers or responsibilities from a central government to regional or local governments?

Devolution Signup and view all the answers

What do you call an organization composed of multiple countries working together on issues or projects that transcend national boundaries?

Supranational Organization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

Imperialism Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that existed in South Africa?

Apartheid Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a politically organized territory with a defined border, a permanent population, a government, and the ability to enter into relations with other states?

State Signup and view all the answers

What is the belief that one race is inherently superior or inferior to another, often leading to discrimination and prejudice based on race?

Racism Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a very small, usually independent state with a very small land area and population?

Microstate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the right of a group to govern itself and choose its own political status, free from external interference?

Self-determination Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a group of people who share a common identity based on factors such as language, culture, ethnicity, or history?

Nation Signup and view all the answers

Ethnicity, Racism, and Apartheid Definitions

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Which term refers to a social category characterized by shared cultural traits such as language, religion, ancestry, and customs?

What is the belief that one race is inherently superior or inferior to another, often leading to discrimination and prejudice based on race?

Which term refers to the right of a group to govern itself and choose its own political status, free from external interference?

What is the term for a very small, usually independent state with a very small land area and population?

Which term refers to a politically organized territory with a defined border, a permanent population, a government, and the ability to enter into relations with other states?

What is the term for a group of people who share a common identity based on factors such as language, culture, ethnicity, or history?

Which term refers to the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries?

What do you call a state that aligns with a particular ethnic or cultural group?

Which term describes the factors that contribute to the disintegration or fragmentation of a state?

What is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, often granted to foreign diplomats or international organizations?

What is the term for the transfer of certain powers or responsibilities from a central government to regional or local governments?

What do you call an organization composed of multiple countries working together on issues or projects that transcend national boundaries?

What is the term for a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

Which term refers to a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that existed in South Africa?

What is the term for a politically organized territory with a defined border, a permanent population, a government, and the ability to enter into relations with other states?

What is the belief that one race is inherently superior or inferior to another, often leading to discrimination and prejudice based on race?

Which term describes a very small, usually independent state with a very small land area and population?

What is the term for the right of a group to govern itself and choose its own political status, free from external interference?

Which term refers to a group of people who share a common identity based on factors such as language, culture, ethnicity, or history?

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