An Independent Territory Under the Control of a Centralized Government

question 51

Multiple Choice

An independent territory under the control of a centralized government that makes laws and exercises military, economic, and political power to maintain order and defend this territory is a political structure known as a:

• A) band.
• B) chiefdom.
• C) group.
• D) state.
• E) tribe.

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