A political anthropologist, identified four types of socio-political organizations. He argued that these political organizations function inconsideration of their economic orientation.

It is usually small, formed by several families living together; oftentimes moving from one place to the other to search for food.

A political unit consisting of a government that has sovereignty presiding over a group of people and a well-defined territory and has the highest form of political organization.

Refers to the portion of the earth which composed of aerial, fluvial and terrestrial domains.

It includes exclusive fishing rights within 12 nautical miles.

It refers to the institution or agency or instrumentalities through which the state maintains social order, provide public services and enforces binding decisions.

It is a voluntary association of independent states that often only delegate a few powers to the central government.

The supreme and unlimited powers of government wherein position is  usually inherited.

It is the  form of government supported by the people  but no constitutional mandate.

It is based on the presumed special and extraordinary characteristics or qualities by a certain individual.

Refers to the supreme and absolute power within its territorial boundaries.

It is a form of government where a country is ruled by one person or political entity and exercised through various mechanism to ensure the entity’s power remains strong.

It is the government by the few. Sometimes a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.

A form of government in which executive branch exists separately from legislature.

It has a more defined political organization. It have more or less permanent, fulltime leader with real authority to make major decisions.

In chiefdoms, power is inherited

As the population of bands increases, the tendency of conflict also increases. The conflict leads to “band fussioning” or band splitting. 

In bands, there is class differentiation based on wealth; however, status differences based on gender and age is well-defined.

Most tribes remain egalitarian.  

A simple chiefdom is composed of several simple chiefdoms ruled by a single paramount chief residing in a single paramount center.  

Territorial seas is the common heritage of humankind

De Jure is the  form of government wherein it has the peoples’ support and possess constitutional mandate.

For authority to be binding and stable, it must be legitimate.

Tribes are commonly headed by a village headman who perform leadership roles but has limited political power. 

Tribe is organized through pantribal associations  in the form of councils, tribal leaders, elders, etc. due to the presence of multiple communities in a tribe.  

Which of the following is not an element of state?

Form of government wherein one person possesses unlimited power. Historically, this is maintained by the ruthless use of military or police power.

A form of government in which members of an executive  branch are nominated to their positions by a legislature and directly responsible to it.

It is the most typical type of authority in modern societies. It is a leadership based on established law. 

The leadership is based from the culture that is people often give allegiance to the one who occupy the institutional positions.