LESSON 11 POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

Are 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

Which pertains to the ability to bring about result through one’s status, reputation, and degree of respect received from its constituents.

LEGITIMACY

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

BANDS

Is a small group of mostly nomadic people in pursuit of a particular goal to ensure their survival and subsistence

FORAGING, HUNTING

In which way do bands sustain their survival?

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.

TRIBES

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

TRIBAL LEADER

may vary from one tribe to another. Most of the time, a leader is selected based on the numbers and strength of his following.

TRIBAL LEADER

He is expected to practice political leadership and economic management by fulfilling tasks such as internal and external conflict resolution, determining the time of planting, harvesting, and moving herds, and taking charge of seasonal feasts and celebrations

CHIEFDOMS

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

CHIEF

is considered to be an “office” or an “institution” rather than just someone who leads the economic activities of the group.

STATES

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

STATES

comprised of thousands to millions of people, it has a complex social, economic and political structure

Elman Rogers Service

Posited in 1962 that societies undergo various stages of social evolution.