5. Political Institution
Definition : Political institutions are organizations
which create, enforce, and apply laws; that
mediate conflict; make (governmental) policy on
the economy and social systems; and otherwise
provide representation for the populous
6. A set of norms relating to
distribution of power and authority
concerning the management and
control of society to bring order in
life
7. Examples
Examples of such political institutions
include political parties, trade unions, and
the (legal) courts.
8. Wajid ali Roll number 32
Topic :
Structure
of Political
System
9. Structure of political institution
Following is the structure provided by political
institution
Formal and informal
Political institution may be formal as well as informal
At once both can be function
10. a.Informal
mostly found in primitive socities,rural areas
no fixed and written rules,powers and authorities
bradari system,jirga system
popularity and effectiveness of decisions
11. b.formal
power and authorities are fixed
supreme power distribute some powers to
administration at lower level
more human activities.
12. Main branches of government
1.legeslation.(makes laws for state)
2.judiciary(it defines law)
3.executive(implementation of law)
14. What is System ?
a set of things working together as
parts of a mechanism or an
interconnecting network; a complex
whole.
"the state railway system"
15. Political System
A political system is a system of
politics and government. It is
usually compared to the
legal system, economic system,
cultural system, and other
social systems.
It’s is present in different forms i-e
democracy,socialism,dictatorship,
communism etc
16. Characteristics of Political
Institutions
Bureaucracy
Social order
Political party
Public poll
Political power
Welfare of the people
18. Political Organization
Any entity involved in political process such
as Political parties.
Including bill of rights, constitution and
Roles
19. Types of Political Parties
1: Single party system
e.g: North Korea, Cuba and china
2: Two party system
e.g: United states and Nepal
3: Democratic multi-party system
e.g: Pakistan, India, south Africa, France and Germany
21. 1: Bill of rights
Fundamental human rights and individual
liberties in different social situation.
22. 2: Constitution
• Fundamental written documents
which form a set of principles by
which an organization is governed
• Relates to the rights of people
23. 3: Roles
The acts each person must play to create
collectivity.
Roles can be Ascribed
status and Achieved status
concept developed by the anthropologist Ralph Linton denoting a social
position.
Ascribed status; Sex, Age, tradition caste and race etc. on other hand,
Achieved status; Sport athlete, being a manager and being a college etc.
28. Functions of political institutions
To regulate relationship
The customs and traditions are limited to a certain
extent and cannot interpret the formal situations and
events.
Welfare Works
The state is to provide facilities of
education,health,transportation and communication
29. Functions of political institutions
Protection against dangers:
In case of foreign/internal aggression the state is to provide
safety to the individuals
Social Control
To bring control over the individuals through laws is to
punish the violators by the state
31. Functions of Political Institutions
Provision of recreation
In most cases Govt organizes recreational activities
for isntance govt arranges art council and major
games like football .
Decision of conflicts
Courts ,jails, and other means are provided by the
state to decide the conflicting situations.so this is
the responsibility of political institution to make law
and these laws are to decide the conflicts
32. Functions of Political Institutions
Collects revenue
Govt Collects the revenue through taxation to run its
administrative machinery efficiently.rest of the money
is spent on public welfare
Control over the resources
Political institution directly or indirectly controls all
the resources of the state