Laws Reading 1: Maori Concepts Glossary and Constitutional Systems
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Laws Reading 1: Maori Concepts Glossary and Constitutional Systems

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What is the meaning of 'Hapū' as described in the text?

  • Politically independent socio-political unit (correct)
  • Spiritually sanctioned authority
  • Tribal people comprising several hapū
  • Absolute chiefly authority

    • What did Iwi and Hapū possess prior to British colonization?

  • Ability to exercise authority through British cultural values
  • Lack of capacity to make politically binding decisions
  • Forms of government and constitutions (correct)
  • Dependence on British laws for decision-making

    • What did 'Mana' refer to based on the text?

  • Absolute authority and independence of each polity (correct)
  • Rights of immigrants to a territory
  • Ability to maintain peace and make war
  • Cultural values inherited from ancestors

    • What was one of the key aspects of Māori Concepts of Power (Mana)?

    <p>Interdependence through whakapapa relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was included in the rights possessed by Iwi and Hapū according to the text?

    <p>Right to define citizenship and decide who could enter territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of a Rangatira in Maori culture?

    <p>To keep the people together through protection and care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Jean Bodin, how is sovereignty defined in Western concepts?

    <p>As 'highest, perpetual power over citizens' derived from God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one effect of colonization on Maori constitutionalism?

    <p>Diminished but did not remove the right to exercise tino rangatiratanga</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the implied need for progress in Western concepts of sovereignty according to the text?

    <p>To progress from 'apolitical barbarism' to 'civilized' societies with proper constitutional order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the basis of power in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy according to the text?

    <p>Based power on joint decisions and maintaining relationships between humans and universe</p> Signup and view all the answers

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