Political and

Leadership
Structures
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“A political system can be
designated as the interaction
through which values are
authoritatively allocated for a
society” In political science,
Political system defines the
process for making official

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 Four Principle Types of Political Organization
Bands tribes Chiefdoms State Organization

A band consists of a small kin group, no larger

than an extended family or clan. The general
consensus of modern anthropology sees the
average band at the simplest level of foraging
societies with generally a maximum size of 30
to 50 people.

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 Four Principle Types of Political Organization
Bands Tribes Chiefdoms State Organization

A political organization dedicated on meeting the

basic needs of the group; therefore, structure and
organization are more formal because most
depend on pastoralism and horticulture.

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 Four Principle Types of Political Organization
Bands tribes Chiefdoms State Organization

A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in

nonindustrial societies that is usually based on kinship, and in
which formal leadership is formally headed by legitimate senior
members of the select families.

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 Four Principle Types of Political Organization
Bands tribes Chiefdoms State Organization

State is defined as a territory with its own government and

borders within a larger country. It is an autonomous
political unit, encompassing many communities within its
territory and having a centralized government with the
power to collect taxes, draft men to work or war, and
decree and enforce laws.

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 Examples of political theories of state functions.

Anatthy Classless society. Pluralism Marxist theory.

The state is Views society as a Marxist theory, on the

Every members of
inherently an collection of other hand, sees
the state have
instrument of individuals and politics as intimately
equal access to
domination and groups who are intermingled with
everything.
repression, no competing for economic relations,
matter who is political power. and emphasizes the
controls it. relationship between
economic power and
political power.

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 Types of political authority according to Max Weber

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 Forms of Legitimizing Government

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 Forms of Legitimizing Government

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