UNIT 2. STATES
OF THE WORLD
1.
What is a
state?
2.
What are the
elements of a state?
3.
A synonym for
border. Think about it.
4.
Explain the
function of boundaries.
5.
Why are there
disputes between states over territorial boundaries today?
6.
What is the
population of a state?
7.
What’s a nation?
8.
Is country
or state synonymous to nation? Why? Reflect on it.
9.
What rights do
the democratic states guarantee to their citizens?
10.
Why does
equality exist in democratic states?
11.
A state is
sovereign when it creates laws and enforces them. Explain the process.
12.
What
institutions enforce the state’s laws?
13.
Why do states
use the violence against its citizens?
14.
Teacher must explain the “monopoly of violence”.
15.
Look at the
large map. Which is the largest state in the world?
16.
Look at the
large map. How many land-locked countries are there in Europe? What are their
names?
17.
Look at the
large map. Why do you think being ‘land-locked’ is a problem for some
countries?
18.
Look at the
large map. What is the common characteristic between Malaysia and the USA?
19.
What are the
functions of the state?
20.
How do the
states establish international relationships?
21.
Why do the laws
exist?
22.
What are the
basic services of a state?
23.
How does the
welfare state work?
24.
How is the money
from taxis used?
25.
Where do the
social states exist?
26.
Why cannot many
countries provide basic services to the majority of its population?
27.
What does Social
spending include?
28.
What two types
of expenditures cause the state budget deficit?
29.
What does
democracy mean?
30.
We live in a
country with millions of citizens. Can every citizen participate directly in
government decisions? What is the solution for democracy to work?
31.
What are the
characteristics of democratic elections?
32.
Why are
democratic elections participative?
33.
Why are
democratic elections periodic?
34.
How must
parties’ behavior be after democratic elections?
35.
Why is the
separation of powers necessary?
36.
What is a
constitution? How does it work?
37.
What institution
defends a person’s rights against the government?
38.
How does a
dictatorship work?
39.
Name the
characteristics of dictatorships.
40.
How does a
flawed democracy work?
41.
How does a
monarchy work?
42.
Are all
republics democracies?
43.
How does a
theocracy work?
44.
Name five free
Asian countries in 2010.
45.
Name the
European partially free countries in 2010.
46.
Name six free
African countries in 2010.
47.
What American
country is not free?
48.
Why do the
states sign treaties, pacts and agreements?
49.
What types of
conflicts exist between states?
50.
How can they be
resolved?
51.
What was the
main objective of the UN in its birth?
52.
What are the
three UN’s problems to reach its objectives?
53.
What are the UN
principal objectives?
54.
What is the
function of UN resolutions?
55.
What could
happen if a country ignores a UN resolution?
56.
Explain the
Security Council of UN.
57.
Explain the
specialized agencies and programmes implemented by the UN.
58.
Who forms the UN
General Assembly?
59.
What are the
three administrative levels? Why do they exist?
60.
What is the main
competence of the state for you? Why?
61.
Who elects the
city council members in Spain? Think about it.
62.
Look at the map
page 22. Write the five countries with the greatest military spending.
UNIT 3. POLITICAL
ORGANIZATION
1.
How
many countries are in Europe?
2.
What
is the largest European country?
3.
What
are the most populated European states?
4.
What
European citizens are the richest?
5.
Name
the Baltic countries.
6.
Name
the Nordic or Scandinavian countries.
7.
Name
the Alpine countries.
8.
Name
the Caucasus states.
9.
How
long was the Second World War?
10.
What superpowers were born from the WW II?
11.
What
was the ESCS? When was it founded? Which countries formed it?
12.
What
was the EEC? Which countries formed it?
13.
What
international agreement was the beginning for the EEC?
14.
What
countries formed the Europe of the Twelve? Think about it one minute.
15.
What
is the European Union anthem?
16.
What
is the CAP?
17.
How
does free movement of goods, services, labour and capital work?
18.
Explain
at length the Treaty of Maastricht.
19.
When
was the euro cash used for the first time?
20.
What
are the three criteria for a state to be able to join the UE?
21.
How
is the EU annual budget used?
22.
What
economic aspects receive the largest part of the EU budget?
23.
Look
at the Document 11. What part of EU budget was used on agriculture?
24.
Look
at the Document 11. What part of EU budget was used on cohesion?
25.
What
is the EU Regional Policy?
26.
What
are the objectives of EU Regional Policy? Name them.
27.
Which
of them receive more money?
28.
Explain
the convergence objective.
29.
Explain
the regional competitiveness and employment objective.
30.
Explain
the European territorial cooperation objective.
31.
What
institutions manage the Regional Policy money?
32.
Look
at the Document 12. What Spanish regions reach the criteria to receive funds of
convergence? How is the Gross Domestic Product of these regions?
33.
What
are the characteristics of Spanish state after the Constitution of 1978?
34.
Explain
why Spain is a parliamentary monarchy.
35.
What
are the administrative levels in Spain?
36.
What
are the functions of Spanish Parliament?
37.
What
chambers form the Spanish Parliament?
38.
How
are the deputies elected?
39.
Who
forms the Senate?
40.
Who
forms the government of the nation?
41.
Who
elects the president of government in Spain?
42.
What
are the functions of Spanish government?
43.
What
are the attributes of the Spanish judges and magistrates?
44.
What
is the Supreme Court?
45.
What
is the Constitutional Court?
46.
Look
at the Document 14. What are the Spanish provinces with highest population
density?
47.
Look
at the Document 15. What are the twelve provinces with highest Gross Domestic
Product?
48.
Look
at the Document 15. What are the seven provinces with lowest Gross Domestic
Product?
49.
Page
37. In what year was the German state founded?
50.
Page
37. What great river was on the Western border of Germany?
51.
Page
37. What great river was the Eastern boundary of Germany?
52.
Page
37. In 1918, Germany lost World War I. It was partitioned and Eastern Prussia
was separated from the main part of Germany by a river valley. What river is
it?
53.
Page
37. What resurrected country crossed this river?
54.
Page
37. Germany expanded in the Nazi era (1933-1945). The country recuperated old
borders and swallowed half of a country. What country? What two other states
were occupied by Germany?
55.
Page
37. In 1949, Germany had lost World War II. What river was, at that time, the
Eastern German border? What two countries appeared again?
56.
Page
37. What two German countries were born in those years?
57.
Page
37. What happened in 1990 in Germany?
58.
Page
37. What two countries were created from Czechoslovakia?
59.
Page
37. Today, does Germany have the same boundaries as the original state?
60.
When
did Spain join the EU?
61.
When
was the European Cohesion Fund created?
62.
Do
you think these two events affected Spain’s progress? Why?
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