Think of a feudal society as a pyramid. At the very top is the king, next would come the aristocracy, the third level would have professional people and tradesmen, the final largest group would be the surfs. All the power is at the top.
an emperor has no helpers to rule the empire/kingdom
power shared between different organs of government(horizontal power sharing) power shared between different levels of government(vertical power sharing) power shared among different social groups power shared among different political parties,pressure groups,etc
A. Power was based on class relationships
A. Power was based on class relationships
Daimyo is the one who held the most power in Japanese feudalism. He took over when the Tokugawa family seized power in Japan.
It isn’t distributed and all the power lies with the church.
Feudalism in Europe began shortly after the fall of the roman empire. You see, after Rome was conquered, a lot of people fled the city and began to form groups in order to gain protection. These groups will eventually form kingdoms (although it will probably be a good idea for you to review feudalism vs. manorialism.) Remember that the Roman Catholic Church also began gaining power around this time.
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The persons power that increased during the feudalism that was ending was the kings during that time in the 1500's.
separation of powers
The pluralist model suggests that power is widely dispersed among various groups in society, rather than being concentrated in the hands of a few. It emphasizes the importance of different interest groups having the ability to influence decision-making processes and policy outcomes. This perspective holds that no single group dominates completely, leading to a more balanced distribution of power.
Feudalism is a system in which a weak central government uses a hierarchy of power is used instead of developing a strong central power. England of the period before the Norman conquest had a strong enough central government not to need feudalism, so the system was a bit different. When the Normans invaded, the challenges to central authority were severe, and the Normans came from feudal France, where they were accustomed to feudalism. Se England became feudal for a while.