POLITICAL AND

LEADERSHIP
STRUCTURES
Jesselle Aguitong, Rica Cutamora,Joy Dalida, Nicole Marapoc
 §refer to the structure or
Political the way power is
Organizati distributed and
on
embedded in societies.
 §is the natural grouping of
humans consisting typically
i. Band of a few extended families
united by strong family
ties.
 § Nomadic
Situation: § Decisions are made through consensus
§ No formal political system
§ Example:
The pygmies (Mbuti) of the Ituri
Rainforest  in Africa
 § A combination of smaller
kin or non-kin groups
hold together not
ii. Tribe necessarily by family
ties but with factors
which may include clan
membership. A
collection of bands.
 § Share a common language
§ No formal leadership
Situation: § Egalitarian
§ Example: The Igorot tribe
 §Similar to bands and
tribes but differ in
having more or less
iii. Chiefdom permanent leader
possessing authority to
make decision.
 § Has a chief
§ Has social stratification
Situation: § Specialized livelihood are formed
§ Example: Maori of New Zealand
 §A centralized political
structure that
administers large
population, with a
iv. Nation
and State heirarchy of varying
political positions and
the power to impose it’s
resolution.
 § Has state leaders
§ Presence of legislatures, constitution,
bureaucracies and armies

Situation: § Execute census and requires taxation

§ Example: Republic of the Philippines
§
 § The forms that
Authority underlie all instances
and of ordered human
Legitimacy
interaction.
 § Right to command or the
Authority power to give orders or
enforce rules.
 §Is a value whereby
something or someone
Legitimacy is acknowledged as
acceptable, lawful, right
and proper.
 § Traditional – stems from societal customs,
convention and habit that stress the history
of the authority of tradition.
§ Charismatic – springs from the personal charisma
or inspiring ideas of the leader, a person whose
Types: imposing personality attracts and influences the
people to agreement with his government’s
regime and rule.
§ Rational-legal – government institutions impose
law and order in accordance to public interest.