rican. Canada is a nation-state because we have a modern participatory state, which is a democratic government that allows the separate English and French cultures to be represented by the state. Canada can also be thought of from the viewpoint of it not being considered a nation-state because French Canadians can be considered a nation separate from the rest of Canada.Nationhood is the chief source of political legitimacy. New states are continuously being created on the basis of nations demanding their own countries. The distinction between a nation and a state is clear because if both were synonymous, nations would not seek to create their own states. The Bloc Quebecois political party in Canada makes the claim that they are a distinct nation, which they justify as a reason to create their own state. Their goal is to separate from Canada and make Quebec their own nation-state. The new states of Slovakia and the Czech Republic are a result of nations in Czechoslovakia wanting their own nation-states.By examining the terms nation and state and their direct relationships with the modern nation-state, it is clear that nation and state are not synonymous. The state is a form of political organization that includes population, territory, and sovereignty. A nation is an identity shared by a large number of people, usually based on objective factors such as ethnicity, and language. The nation-state incorporates common identity with common boundaries, but does not suggest that nation and state have interchangeable meanings.Lauren Hobson1019634Poli Sci 100T and Th 12:30-2:00Is A Nation A State?...
