Optional vocabulary is always due the day of the unit
test (with the exception of the first two identifications, or unless otherwise specifically stated). The optional vocabulary is worth a maximum of 2 extra credit points. To receive full credit you must:
1) Define the term in your own words in one or two sentences (no more, no less);
2) Discuss the significance or importance of the vocabulary term in one or two
sentences (no more, no less).
| 1. Nation, State, and Nation-State |
| 2. Peace of Westphalia and Sovereignty |
| 3. Multinational State and Multi-State Nation |
| 4. Core-Periphery (and Semi-Periphery) |
| 5. Unitary vs. Federal State |
| 6. Devolution |
| 7. Reapportionment and Gerrymandering |
| 8. Boundaries and Boundary Disputes |
| 9. Classical vs. Critical Geopolitics |
| 10. Supranationalism |