In the tradition hindu caste system and in the social hierarchy of colonial latin america the status of a person was usually determined by

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live

profound political, administrative, and social changes in the british isles.

a reason that was key to coolidge's victory in the 1924 presidental election was that; democratic party supporters were split in the north and south.