Political Institution | SOCIO 100

Question 1

Are accomplished through leaders who commit to the interest of the group and who work towards social welfare Beals and Haizer (2017).

Answer 1

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

Question 2

Lack of government and social classification. This would mean that no central authority, administrative power, or judicial institution is available within such societies.

Answer 2

STATELESS SOCIETY (ACEPHALOUS SOCIETY)

Question 3

Typically, [ ] are small scale groups that create decisions through consensus or voting systems.

Answer 3

STATELESS SOCIETIES (ACEPHALOUS SOCIETY)

Question 4

A society that has a central governmental institution, authority, and judicial power over its people.

Answer 4

STATE SOCIETY (CEPHALOUS SOCIETY)

Question 5

A small, egalitarian, kin-based group of 10-50 people.

• Marriage ties
• Common descendants
• Friendship affiliations
• Having a common interest or enemy

Answer 5

BAND

Question 6

Comprises several bands that were politically integrated and shared language, religious beliefs, and other aspects of common aspects of culture.

Answer 6

TRIBE

Question 7

A political organization that is more defined. Formal leadership and authority rest solely on the members of a selected family. The social structure is hierarchical, and social class exists.

Answer 7

CHIEFDOMS

Question 8

Being the most politically organized and structurally developed among the classifications of society, [ ] take part in many political, cultural, and economic activities.

Answer 8

STATE

Question 9

Are self-governing societies. This would mean that they have full control over their members through an organized political structure, they participate in economic activities within and outside their group, they have political power over their geographical territories, and they can enforce, enact, and change laws or norms according to the needs of the society.

Answer 9

STATE

Question 10

Refers to activities through which people make, preserve, and amend the general rules which they live. It involves the dynamics of conflict resolution and cooperation, as well as the exercise of power.

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POLITICS

Question 11

Is the right to command, observed when an individual has a command to make a person do things.

Answer 11

AUTHORITY

Question 12

Because of this, the people obey because he/she is recognized as the rightful legitimate leader.

Answer 12

LEGITIMATE POWER

Question 13

Refers to the ability to do something in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Answer 13

POWER

Question 14

From the word ‘LEGITIMARE’ meaning to declare lawful.

Answer 14

LEGITIMACY

Question 15

It is the most typical type of authority in modern society. Power and authority in a [ ] context are legitimized by a clearly defined set of written rules and laws.

Answer 15

LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY

Question 16

Legitimacy emanates from the charism of individual.

Answer 16

CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY

Question 17

Legitimacy derived from well-established customs, habits, and social structures.

Answer 17

TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY

Question 18

Consists of a distinct population of people bound together by a common culture, history, and tradition who are typically concentrated within a specific geographical region.

Answer 18

NATION

Question 19

TRUE OR FALSE

For nations to exist, a group of people must NOT share a common identity, believe that such identity binds them together, and continuously uphold that belief.

Answer 19

FALSE

Question 20

It is a political unit that has sovereignty. A structure that has a legal authority or right to make rules that are binding over a given population within a given territory.

Answer 20

STATE

Question 21

What are the 4 elements of the States?

Answer 21

PTGS

Question 22

What are the 3 types of Authority?

Answer 22

LRCT

Question 23

What are the two types of Society?

Answer 23

STATELESS SOCIETY (ACEPHALOUS SOCIETY) & STATE SOCIETY (CEPHALOUS SOCIETY)

Question 24

What are the political and leadership structure?

Answer 24

BTCS