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What Is Political Institution

Political institutions set the rules that govern societies and allocate resources. They determine how political participation is structured and how laws are decided and enforced. There are four main types of political institutions: bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states. Bands are small, nomadic groups with little formal leadership and egalitarian structures. Tribes are larger food-producing groups also governed informally and egalitarian. Chiefdoms have a hereditary chief with authority over economic redistribution and military/religious activities. States have formal, centralized political structures with specialized institutions like executive, legislative, and judicial branches that enforce laws over a large territory and population.

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What Is Political Institution

Political institutions set the rules that govern societies and allocate resources. They determine how political participation is structured and how laws are decided and enforced. There are four main types of political institutions: bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states. Bands are small, nomadic groups with little formal leadership and egalitarian structures. Tribes are larger food-producing groups also governed informally and egalitarian. Chiefdoms have a hereditary chief with authority over economic redistribution and military/religious activities. States have formal, centralized political structures with specialized institutions like executive, legislative, and judicial branches that enforce laws over a large territory and population.

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What is Political Institution?

Political institutions and systems have a direct impact on the business environment
and activities of a country. For example, a political system that is straightforward and
evolving when it comes to political participation of the people and laser-focused on the
well-being of its citizens contributes to positive economic growth in its region.
Every society must have a type of political system so it may allocate resources and
ongoing procedures appropriately. Along the same concept, a political institution sets the
rules in which an orderly society obeys and ultimately decides and administers the laws
for those that do not obey appropriately.
 Bands
Usually being the smallest of the four, bands are where we'll start. A band is usually
a very small, oftentimes nomadic, group that is connected by family ties and is politically
independent. With nomadic meaning moving from place to place, usually in search of
food, bands are most often made up of hunter-gatherers.
Due to their small size and their tendency to move around, bands usually have
little to no formal leadership. In other words, when to move and when to stay is usually
based on group consensus rather than one governing official calling the shots. With this,
bands are usually referred to as being egalitarian societies, societies in which all persons
of the same age and gender are seen as equals. Now notice, this doesn't mean that men
and women are always equal, it more means that men are equal to men and women are
equal to women.
 Tribes
Tribal societies in the sense of political organization are the same as band societies.
Their political system is egalitarian and informal. But the difference is that tribe’s societies
are food producers in which agricultural & husbandry is more important than food
collection & hunting. The size of tribe’s population is large and the groups are big as
compare to band. In case of any external aggression, the integration of the people among
kinship play a vital role is defense and the bands are tight.
The head of the tribe was nominated by the age and wisdom, so, the aged person
was to be the chief or head of the tribe because of the agedness and experience. The
aged man was the library of wisdom and had the experience to decide a situation. So the
political organization was informal.
 Chiefdoms
Chiefdom has some formal structure, integrated community and rules populated
and the position of the chief is hereditary & almost permanent. Chiefdom have more
economic productivity and the chief have the authority of redistribution as compare the
tribes’ societies. The chief of a chiefdom posse a high status and rank in the society. He
coordinate & mange the religious activities as well as labor responsibilities. He had the
responsibility of directing and managing military activates .Chiefdom societies are
practical in, south pacific chiefdom, Ayes and Tahiti etc.
 State and Nation
State is a self-governing unit surrounded by many communities within a territory,
having the power and authority to collect taxes, use men for work & war and enforce
laws. State has a formal system of written rules and regulation. The economic system is
highly developed and having technology. State societies have its centralized political
structure. State has many social institutions in which executive, legislature, Judiciary and
a large bureaucracy is bureaucracy is practicing. Different forces are used to control and
defense indoor & out aggression control and defense indoor & out aggression of the
country. For security purpose these force include Army, Navy, Air force and various police.
The implementation of law and order is with the help of these forces. These state societies
are found all over the world presently.
Written
Report in
Social
Science
(POLITICAL INSTITUTION)
Submitted by: Selwyn L. Oximar
Submitted to: Ma’am Leonor Nanaman

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