Notes On Canadian And World Issues

The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman would have if she maintained today's level of childbearing throughout her reproductive years.

Nationalism, a political or social philosophy in which the prosperity of a nation-state as an existence is considered supreme or more important than anything else. The primary duty and loyalty should be toward the nation-state. The love for one's country often reflected dominance and power as people were able to unite toward common good. Furthermore, republic governments were reestablished a result of Nationalism.

Nationalism is the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other. From just reading the meaning of nationalism it is quit obvious to see that this idea will

Federalism – a form of government in which power is divided between the federal/national government and state governments.

21.nation-state- A form of state in which it identifies itself by forms of culture and a sovereign territorial unit.

The idea of separation between national and state governments can also be expressed as federalism. Another source was document B. This

21.nation-state- A form of state in which it identifies itself by forms of culture and a sovereign territorial

Culture can be defined as the behaviours and belief characteristics of a particular social, ethnic,

3. Federalism is the political system in which local units of government and a national government make final decisions with respect to at least some governmental activities

States as a unique entity because of how and why it started as well as its

State is a geographical area within defined territorial boundaries and with a distinct set of political institutions, ruled by a government through laws conformance to which is imposed by force (if necessary) in the common interest(ref business dict).

placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups.” The concept of nationalism, essentially an

Sovereignty Sovereignty refers to ultimate and absolute authority designated to either an individual or an institutional body. The term sovereignty could be contested due to the fact that there is no universally agreed definition. Thomas Hobbes defined what he considered the basis of a political body as 'the most high and perpetual.' (Hobbes, quoted in Heywood, 1997, p26.)

depending on the federal government to control state disputes. “Federalism, as it is understood in its most basic form, creates a multilevel government that permits the national and various state

A government is a formal body invested with the authority to make decisions in a given political system. In this case the governance is a process, which includes all the actors involved in influencing the decision-making proceSS.