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)?

Interdependence through whakapapa relationships Signup and view all the answers

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

Right to define citizenship and decide who could enter territory Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of a Rangatira in Maori culture?

To keep the people together through protection and care Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is one effect of colonization on Maori constitutionalism?

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

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

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

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

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

Laws Reading 1: Maori Concepts Glossary and Constitutional Systems

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

What did Iwi and Hapū possess prior to British colonization?

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

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 the role of a Rangatira in Maori culture?

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

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

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