The most formal of political organizations and one of the hallmarks of civilization, this type of political organization has a centralized government that may legitimately use force to regulate the affairs of its citizens, as well as its relations with other similar political systems. It is called a:
a. state.
b. band.
c. chiefdom.
d. tribe.
e. nation.
a
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The household involves all of the following except:
a. ?a division of labor. b. a group of people who pool their resources in some way. c. the smallest social unit of economic activity. d. a unit whose membership is fixed and unchanging.
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