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What is the meaning of 'Hapū' as described in the text?
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?
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?
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)?
What was one of the key aspects of Māori Concepts of Power (Mana)?
What was included in the rights possessed by Iwi and Hapū according to the text?
What was included in the rights possessed by Iwi and Hapū according to the text?
What was the role of a Rangatira in Maori culture?
What was the role of a Rangatira in Maori culture?
According to Jean Bodin, how is sovereignty defined in Western concepts?
According to Jean Bodin, how is sovereignty defined in Western concepts?
What is one effect of colonization on Maori constitutionalism?
What is one effect of colonization on Maori constitutionalism?
What was the implied need for progress in Western concepts of sovereignty according to the text?
What was the implied need for progress in Western concepts of sovereignty according to the text?
What was the basis of power in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy according to the text?
What was the basis of power in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy according to the text?