CH 8 Vocab Crossword

a country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic but rather displays a mix of the 2 types
a country that is run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people
a condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries
an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory
a sovereign state comprising a city and its immediately surrounding countryside
an attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
a territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent
a state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly
a country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office
a state with a long. narrow shape
an international organization of a state that allocates strong power to units of local government
a state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
a zone separating 2 states in which neither state exercises political control
the process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power
a state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea
a state that encompasses a very small land area
a state that contains more than 1 ethnicity
a state that contains 2 or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities
a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity
a state that completely surrounds another
an otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension
the concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs
the systematic use of violence by a group calculated to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm among a population or to coerce a government into actions it would not otherwise undertake or refrain from actions it wants to take
an internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials