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What is the main purpose of a political system?

To observe and declare the type of political organization
To allocate values authoritatively for a society
To define the process for making official government decisions (correct)
To create a variety of state and government specific systems

Which types of political systems are recognized?

Monarchies, hybrid regimes, and socialistic regimes
Democracies, totalitarian regimes, and authoritarian regimes (correct)
Federations, confederations, and unitary governments
Autocracies, oligarchies, and theocracies

How does David Easton define a political system?

As the interactions through which values are authoritatively allocated for a society (correct)
As a process for making official government decisions
As the governmental legal and economic system
As the type of political organization observed by a state

In addition to democracies and totalitarian regimes, what other type of political system is recognized?

Authoritarian regimes with hybrid regimes (D) Signup and view all the answers

What aspects does a political system usually comprise?

Governmental legal and economic system, social and cultural system, and other state and government specific systems (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'modern classification system' include in terms of political systems?

Monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main types (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to Yale professor Juan José Linz, what are the three main types of political systems today?

Democracies, totalitarian regimes, and authoritarian regimes (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is characteristic of a band society?

Small family group, no larger than an extended family or clan (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a chiefdom characterized by?

Pervasive inequality and centralization of authority (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of political system is characterized by sub-divisions into bands?

Tribes (D) Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates supranational political systems from empires?

They are created by independent nations for a common goal (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a tribe generally characterized by?

More social institutions, such as a chief or elders. (D) Signup and view all the answers

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