POLITICAL AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES
A small group of families moves from place to place in search of food and has no formal leader. What political organization is this?
ANSWER: Band
What do you call a system of private ownership and enterprise based on private self-interest?
ANSWER: Market
A behavior is both morally condemned and formally prohibited by the government. What formal mechanism of social control applies?
ANSWER: Law
Several communities are organized under councils, elders, and tribal leaders. What organization is this?
ANSWER: Tribe
What institution allows people to deposit money and borrow money?
ANSWER: Bank
A person considers a spouse's parents members of the family. What type of kinship is this?
ANSWER: Affinal kinship
Political power is inherited by members of a select family headed by a permanent chief. What organization is this?
ANSWER: Chiefdom
Workers organize to negotiate for better wages, benefits, and workplace safety. What institution is this?
ANSWER: Trade union
A leader inherits authority from a family that has ruled for generations. What type of authority is this?
ANSWER: Traditional authority
A country has a defined territory, population, government, and sovereignty. What political organization is represented?
ANSWER: State
The government transfers resources from wealthier groups to less wealthy groups. What process is this?
ANSWER: Redistribution
A state can punish organizations operating within its territory for violating its laws. Which dimension of sovereignty does this illustrate?
ANSWER: Internal sovereignty
A government is independent from external control and can formulate its own foreign policy. What concept is demonstrated?
ANSWER: External sovereignty
What is the fundamental difference between a purchase and a transfer payment?
ANSWER: A purchase involves an exchange for a good or service, while a transfer payment is made without receiving a good or service in return.
Why can kinship be considered more than a biological relationship?
ANSWER: Because kinship creates socially recognized roles, obligations, rights, identity, and responsibilities that organize people's relationships.