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:

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States are the highest form of political organization with a centralized government that exercises authority over a defined territorial boundary. States have the ability to make laws, raise armies, collect taxes, and regulate economics to maintain order within the society. Bands, tribes, and chiefdoms are all lower forms of political organization with less centralized control and typically smaller populations.

An Independent Territory Under the Control of a Centralized Government