What was most distinctive about Mongol social institutions?

The social organization of the Mongols was, however, characterized by pastoralism and a decentralized patrilineal system of clans. .

Groups of the settled population, usually those living in a certain territory, became the personal property of Mongol military leaders who exploited the local economic forces as they liked.

Explanation:

b) the importance and limits of political power.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”