Political Institution | SOCIO 100 Flashcards
Are accomplished through leaders who commit to the interest of the group and who work towards social welfare Beals and Haizer (2017).
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
Lack of government and social classification. This would mean that no central authority, administrative power, or judicial institution is available within such societies.
STATELESS SOCIETY (ACEPHALOUS SOCIETY)
Typically, [ ] are small scale groups that create decisions through consensus or voting systems.
STATELESS SOCIETIES (ACEPHALOUS SOCIETY)
A society that has a central governmental institution, authority, and judicial power over its people.
STATE SOCIETY (CEPHALOUS SOCIETY)
A small, egalitarian, kin-based group of 10-50 people.
- Marriage ties
- Common descendants
- Friendship affiliations
- Having a common interest or enemy
BAND
Comprises several bands that were politically integrated and shared language, religious beliefs, and other aspects of common aspects of culture.
TRIBE
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.
CHIEFDOMS
Being the most politically organized and structurally developed among the classifications of society, [ ] take part in many political, cultural, and economic activities.
STATE
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.
STATE
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.
POLITICS
Is the right to command, observed when an individual has a command to make a person do things.
AUTHORITY
Because of this, the people obey because he/she is recognized as the rightful legitimate leader.
LEGITIMATE POWER
Refers to the ability to do something in order to achieve a desired outcome.
POWER
From the word ‘LEGITIMARE’ meaning to declare lawful.
LEGITIMACY
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.
LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY
Legitimacy emanates from the charism of individual.
CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY
Legitimacy derived from well-established customs, habits, and social structures.
TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY
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.
NATION
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.
FALSE
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.
STATE
What are the 4 elements of the States?
PTGS
What are the 3 types of Authority?
LRCT
What are the two types of Society?
STATELESS SOCIETY (ACEPHALOUS SOCIETY) & STATE SOCIETY (CEPHALOUS SOCIETY)
What are the political and leadership structure?
BTCS
