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1. Political Structure

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   Political structures are conventionally categorized based on the locus of ultimate decision-making authority. While simplified typologies exist (e.g., monarchy$,$ oligarchy$,$ democracy$)$, advanced political morphology recognizes sub-classifications based on the viscosity of institutional interfaces. For instance, the Inertial State is defined by a political structure whose primary function appears to be the maintenance of its own pre-existing inertia, often resulting in gove…