Political Institution

Question 1

Refers to activities through which people make,
preserve, and amend the general rules under which
they live.

Answer 1

POLITICS

Question 2

Refers to activities through which people make,
preserve, and amend the general rules under which
they live.

Answer 2

POLITICS

Question 2

-Is legitimate power

-A person who has authority has the right to exercise
power.

Answer 2

AUTHORITY

Question 3

The exercise of authority means that the person who
exercise power is obeyed by the people because
he/she is recognized as the rightful or legitimate ruler
or leader.

Answer 3

AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

Question 4

Bands during the prehistoric period were only comprised of family members and
their leadership structure was less complicated and simple.

Answer 4

HISTORY

Question 5

Several trends that have been
observed pertaining to the development of political structures and institutions throught
the centuries:

Answer 5

-increased population density
-large surplus of resources and wealth
-greater social inequality
-less reliance on kinship relations as basis of political structures
-increased internal and external conflict
-increase power and responsibility of leaders
-increased burden on the population to support political leaders

Question 5

The establishment of larger
communities such as tribes and chiefdoms paved the way for more complex
forms of organizations where leadership was no longer simply based on skills

Answer 5

HISTORY

Question 6

as societies further progressed from bands to nations, political structures
and institutions evolved in different forms.

Answer 6

TRENDS

Question 7

Originated from the latin word Legitimare,
which means
“to declare lawful,
“and is
broadly defined as “rightfulness.”

Answer 7

LEGITIMACY

Question 8

Confers an order or command an
authoritative or binding character, thus
transforming power into authority

Answer 8

LEGITIMACY

Question 9

_________________ studied the transformation of societies and observed that the bases
of legitimacy of rule vary in different types of societies. He came up with three
types of authority: traditional, charismatic, and legal-rational.

Answer 9

Max Weber

Question 10

is based on the presumed special and extraordinary characteristics or
qualities possessed by a certain individual.

Answer 10

CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY

Question 10

For ________________, there
must be an explanation or justification why certain people rise to positions of
authority or superiority and why they are obeyed. Thus, the important question
to be asked is what makes a rule or a law accepted and obeyed by people.

Answer 10

Max Weber

Question 10

y is based on a system that is believed to have
“always existed.”

Answer 10

TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY

Question 11

The three types of authority identified by Weber are what he referred to as the _______________

Answer 11

“ideal or pure types.”

Question 12

The three types of authority

Answer 12

TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY
CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY
LEGAL-RATIONAL

Question 13

The most typical type of authority, in modern societies.

Answer 13

LEGAL-RATIONAL

Question 14

is generally considered a gift or an innate quality unique to a
person, but there are also instances when it can be manufactured through the use of
propaganda.

Answer 14

Charisma

Question 15

Power and authority
in a legal-rational context are legitimized by a clearly defined, set of
written rules and laws.

Answer 15

LEGAL-RATIONAL

Question 16

Heads of governments such as _________ and ___________ posses legal-rational authority

Answer 16

presidents and prime
ministers

Question 16

can rightfully wield authority if they obtain
their positions according to established procedures such as elections or
through appointment.

Answer 16

Leaders

Question 17

Among the three types of authority,
a ______________ system has the highest degree of stability.

Answer 17

legal-rational

Question 18

Anthropologists define ________________________ as
“the groups
within a culture that are responsible for public decisionmaking and leadership, maintaining social cohesion and
order, protecting group rights, and ensuring safety from
external threats.
“

Answer 18

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Question 19

___________________________ have evolved as societies progressed over time.
From the emergence of simple bands, tribes, and chiefdoms, to the establishment
of modern nation-states, different types of political organizations and leadership
structures emerged as social interactions underwent transformations.

Answer 19

Political and leadership structures

Question 20

The ________ was seen
as the head of the community who ensured peace and security within society. He
was seen as a patriarch or a patron and people depended on him for many things.

Answer 20

leader

Question 21

are believed to have always existed even in advanced democratic
states.

Answer 21

Political Dynasty

Question 22

The relationship involves
two parties: the. These two political trends the ______________ and the ___________ continue to be a challenge to the Philippine political system.

Answer 22

patron (politician) and the client (voter)

Question 22

is defined by Susan Stokes
as
“giving material goods in return for electoral support.”

Answer 22

political clientelism (or clientelistic politics)

Question 23

refers to a succession from rulers from the same line of descent.

Answer 23

Dynasty

Question 24

brought about significant changes in the economic,
social, and political life of societies.

Answer 24

Onset of the Industrial Revolution

Question 25

The terms _______ and ________
are often used interchangeably in everyday life.

Answer 25

“nation” and “state”

Question 26

nation

Answer 26

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

Question 27

state

Answer 27

is a political unit that has sovereignty-the legitimate and ultimate
authority of the state-over an area of territory and the people within it.

Question 28

Two aspects of a nation

Answer 28

cultural community and political
community

Question 29

__________ observed that the processes of rationalization and bureaucratization that happened
in Western European societies were a consequence of industrialization.

Answer 29

Weber

Question 30

The term bureaucracy means

Answer 30

“ruled by officials”

Question 31

is characterized by “rationality, rule-governed behaviors, and
impersonal behavior.”

Answer 31

Bureaucracy according to Weber

Question 32

This refers to the emergence of liberal-democratic regimes that are characterized by a
representative form of democracy where political office is gained through formal, competitive
elections in many Western societies.

Answer 32

POLITICAL LIBERATION

Question 33

Refers to the pattern of orientation to political objects such as parties, government, and constitution, expressed in
beliefs, symbols, and values.

Answer 33

POLITICAL CULTURE

Question 34

People generally acquire values and attitudes about politics and political institutions
through the process of _______________________

Answer 34

political socialization

Question 35

Even in
politics, the persistence of clientelism, which was typical in tribes and chiefdoms, indicates that the ties between a
_______ and a
________ have not ceased to exist in some
societies

Answer 35

“patron” and a “client”

Question 36

the one who gives benefits

Answer 36

patron

Question 37

the recipient of the benefits

Answer 37

client