Discuss the political organization of one pre-Columbian society.

Candidates will offer a considered and balanced review of the political organization of one society in pre-Columbian America during, although not necessarily spanning, the period from c750 to 1500. While candidates may briefly contextualize the situation in the Americas in this period and offer information regarding the types of political entities that existed at this time—empires (Inca), kingdoms or cacicazgos (Chibchas), confederations (Iroquois), or tribes, clans or bands (Cherokee or Dakota), for example—the overall focus of their responses must be on the political organization of the chosen society. In answering the question, candidates may adopt a chronological approach, outlining how the political organization of the chosen society evolved in response to the pressures it experienced. Alternatively, candidates may identify a range of pressures, for example religious or geographical, that shaped the political organization of the society. A range of approaches is permissible.