CSP 02 Lesson 9: Political Organization

Political Organizations

Defined as groups responsible for political and social cohesiveness, economic growth, and safety from internal and external threats.

Power

Is defined as the exercise of will or force in order to achieve the desired outcome.

Authority

It enhances critical thinking and empowers individuals to understand their rights and obligations.

Legitamacy

Refers to the right and acceptance of one's power and authority without the threat of exercise of force.

Band Leader

Does not hold formal power over the band but mostly coordinates the movement such as the hunting and foraging activities of the group.

Band

Is a small group of mostly nomadic people in pursuit of a particular goal to ensure their survival and subsistence through foraging and at times hunting

Tribes

political group composed of several bands, occupying a particular territory with each having a common language and way of living

Chiefdom

Which is composed of allied tribes and villages under one chief which can reach up to thousands of members

Chief

considered to be an "office" or an "institution" rather than just someone who leads the economic activities of the group. This makes him more permanent and makes him carry more responsibilities in maintaining his greater number of constituents.

States

A political organization which, through the government, exercises sovereign rule over a population within a defined territory.

RELEVANCE OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

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