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Political and Leadership Structures Flashcards

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Considered as the simplest political systems

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Bands and Tribes

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It is formed by several families living together based on marriage ties, common descendants, friendship affiliation. Decision making are made by
consensus. Ruled by a village headman

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Band

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They practice agriculture, allowing them to support

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Tribes

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A small, egalitarian, 10-50 group of people, white tribe comprised a no. of bands that were politically integrated and shared a language, religious beliefs, and other aspects of culture.

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Band

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5
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Large Populations (And give example)

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Tribes (Igorot)

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A political organization, composed of a number of communities that is ruled by a permanent paramount chief coming from an elite family. (Give examples)

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Chiefdom (Rajah Soliman and Sultan Kudarat)

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It is inherited in chiefdoms

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Power

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Types of Chiefdom

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Simple Chiefdom and Complex Chiefdom

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It is characterized by a central village or community ruled by a single family.

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Simple Chiefdom

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It is composed of several chiefdoms ruled by a single paramount chief.

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Complex Chiefdom

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group of people that shared a common history, language, traditions, customs, habits and ethnicity.

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Nations

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A political unit consisting of a government that has sovereignty presiding a well defined territory.

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State

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When the citizens of a state belong to only one nation such state

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Nation-state

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Elements of State :

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  1. People
  2. Territory
  3. Government
  4. Sovereignty
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The power to make binding decisions and issue commands. What makes authority binding and worthy of obedience is legitimacy.

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Authority

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It is a moral and ethical concept that bestows one who possesses power the right to authority.

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Legitimacy

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THREE TYPES OF AUTHORITY

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  1. Traditional Authority
  2. Charismatic Authority
  3. Rational Legal or Bureaucratic Authority
18
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It is a legitimacy is derived from a well-established customs, habits, and social structures. (ex. Monarchial rule or the rule of the elites in a chiefdom)

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Traditional Authority

19
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a legitimacy emanates from the charisma of the individual, power legitimated through extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and obedience. (ex. Jesus of Nazareth and Mohammed of Mecca, Mahatma Gandhi of India, Martin Luther King Jr. of USA)

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Charismatic Authority

20
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It is an extraordinary personal qualities that turn on audience into followers.

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Charisma

21
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This kind of authority draws its legitimacy from formal rules promulgated by the state through its fundamental and implementing laws. This is the most dominant way of legitimizing authority in modern states. (ex. Joe Biden of America)

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Rational legal or bureaucratic authority

22
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It is one of the major components of social institution where its activities are entrusted with making and enforcing the rules of a society as well as with regulating relations with other societies.

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Government

23
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Forms of Government

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  1. Monarchy
  2. Democracy
  3. Authoritarianism
  4. Totalitarianism
24
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is a political system in which a representative from one family controls the government and power is passed on through that family from generation to generation.

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Monarchy

25
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Two Types of Monarchy

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  1. Absolute Monarchy
  2. Constitutional Monarchy
26
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is a system in which the citizens choose officials to run their government through popular or majority votes.

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Democracy

27
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is a form of government characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of a strong central power to preserve the political status quo and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting. (ex. President Vladimir Putin of Russia)

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Authoritarianism

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is a political system under which the government maintains control all aspects of its citizens’ lives. (ex. Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un of North Korea and Adolf Hitler of Germany)

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Totalitarianism

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Branches of Government

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  1. Executive Branch
  2. Legislative Branch
  3. Judicial Branch
30
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Executive Branch

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President
Vice President
Cabinet

31
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Legislative Branch

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Senate
House of Representatives

32
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Judicial Branch

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Supreme Court
RTC, MTC
Special Courts

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