3. Guess the four key “C” words
that fit in the blank.
How countries _ ? _ to/with
each other.
cooperate
communicate
compete
conflict
4. Definitions of International Relations
“The study of how countries
relate to one another, how
they work together, and how
they conflict.”
“The study of how states and
non-state actors interact with
and relate to each other.”
5. There are 195 sovereign states in the world
today.
What’s another word
for state?
The terms state and
country mean the
same thing and can be
used interchangeably.
6. What is a State / Country?
A self-governing political
entity having:
Territory with internationally
recognized borders.
A permanent population.
A government.
Sovereignty over its people
and territory.
External recognition from
other states. The world’s newest state
7.
8. Name the country…
• Largest?
Russia
• Smallest?
Vatican City
• Most populated?
China
• Newest?
South Sudan
• Richest?
U.S.
• Poorest?
Burundi
• Most visited?
France
• Most obese people?
U.S.
• Highest quality of life?
Norway
• Cleanest?
Finland
• Most Miss Universe & Miss
World winners?
Venezuela
• Most billionaires?
U.S.
9. What is State Sovereignty?
• The right of a state to determine
and control what happens within
its borders.
• Means no other state has power
or control over its territory.
• Means governments are free to do
what they want within their own
state. Principle is often used by
governments to keep others from
interfering in their internal affairs.
10. What’s a nation?
• A group of people with a
distinct identity.
• What do members of a nation share in
common?
race ethnicity
history culture
language religion
11. What’s a nation-state?
A nation that has a state or
country of their own.
Examples *
France Hungary
Germany Lebanon
Egypt Mongolia
Japan Korea(s)
Ireland Portugal
Iceland Poland
* Countries where more than 95% of the
population is from same ethnic group.
12. Some nations are without states
Example: The Kurds are
the world’s largest ethnic
group in world without
their own state.
13. What’s the difference between
interstate and intrastate?
Interstate
(or International)
“Between states”
Intrastate
“Within a state”
14. Which is it?
Entity Classification Evidence
Kurdistan
Japan
Antarctica
Cherokee
Chechnya
Italy
15. Types of Government
Authoritarian
◦ Dictatorship
◦ Autocracy/Oligarchy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy (Representative or Direct)
16. Government Analysis
Type of
Government
Authoritarian Democracy Monarchy Theocracy
How are
leaders
selected?
Is there
consent of the
governed?
Is there a
peaceful way
to change
government?
Do they follow
the rule of law?
18. Understanding the questions
How are leaders selected?
Elections? Military Coup? Revolution? Heredity?
Wealth?
Is there consent of the governed?
Can the people change the government?
Is there a peaceful way to change the
government?
Elections accepted by all?
Do they follow rule of law?
All citizens are subject to clear and written laws, a
legal framework and strong contracts
19. Take the tour…
Groups of 3 or 4
Rotate from station to station
◦ Complete definition in notes
◦ Review case to answer questions in your group
(CIA World Fact Guide govt tabs)
◦ Discuss advantages and disadvantages in your
group
5 minutes per station, complete the
charts
20. Authoritarian Governments:
power is concentrated in the hands of a leader
or group not constitutionally responsible to
the people
Autocracy/Oligarchy
◦ Leaders constitute a
single party or small
group of people
◦ Individual
personalities less
critical than
party/group loyalty
◦ Examples: Iran;
China; military juntas
21. Authoritarian Governments:
power is concentrated in the hands of a
leader or group not constitutionally
responsible to the people
Dictatorship
◦ Power concentrates in
a single person
◦ Individual
personalities
dominate
◦ Examples: Kim Jong
Un of North Korea ;
Robert Mugabe of
Zimbabwe
22. Monarchy: power is in the hands of a
king or queen. Power is inherited
through family blood lines.
Constitutional
Monarchy:
monarch is head of
state (figure head)
rather than head of
government (final
“decider”)
Example:
United Kingdom
Traditional
Monarchy:
monarch is both
head of state and
government
Example:
Saudi Arabia
23. Theocracy: power is in the hands
of religious leaders.
Examples: Vatican,
Iran
24. Democracy: the people rule
themselves either directly or through
elected representatives
Costa Rica USA!
25. Power Shifts: 200 countries/200 years
• How does Reisling
measure power?
• Who was powerful 200
years ago? Why?
• Who is powerful today?
Why?
26. The Concept of Power in
International Relations
• What is power?
Power refers to a state’s ability to
influence the behavior of other
states.
• Why is power important?
Powerful states are more likely to
reach their foreign policy goals
than less powerful states.
28. Balance of Power
• A concept used in analyzing
the distribution of power in
the world.
• When there is a balance of
power, states enjoy relatively
equal power and no one state
is able to dominate.
29. The Balance of Power Theory of Politics
The idea that states
will adopt policies or
form alliances meant
to keep any one state
or group of states
from becoming too
powerful.
30. The Distribution of Power in the
World
A Unipolar System:
An international system
dominated by one
powerful state.
Describes the world today
in which the U.S. is the sole
superpower.
31. A Bipolar System:
International system
dominated by two major
powers.
Most recently when?
Cold War system with
two superpowers – the
U.S. and the USSR.
32. A Multipolar System:
An international system
with multiple centers of
power.
There is a rough balance
of power between four or
more states.
No state is dominant.
35. Unit 1 Open Note Quiz
States and Nations Notes & Chart
Government Types Organizer
Who’s in Charge—Power Distribution
Vocabulary Activity & Sheet
