Which of the following statements with regard to Almond's characterisation of political system are correct? (i) All political systems have political structures. (ii) All political systems do not perform the same functions. (iii) All political systems are not multi-functional. (iv) All political systems are mixed systems in the cultural sense. Choose the correct answer from the code given below :

Which of the following statements with regard to Almond's characterisation of political system are correct? (i) All political systems have political structures. (ii) All political systems do not perform the same functions. (iii) All political systems are not multi-functional. (iv) All political systems are mixed systems in the cultural sense. Choose the correct answer from the code given below : Correct Answer Only (i) and (iv)

Gabriel Almond's political system evolved in three stages.

Key Points

• Almond argues that the "system is an inclusive concept which covers all of the patterned actions relevant to the making decisions."
• For him, System meant wholeness, interactions among units inside the totality, and stability in these interactions, which he called changing equilibrium. 
• He established the concept of political culture which is embedded in a specific pattern of political action orientations.
• The state and its legal apparatus were replaced by the concept of a political system.
• The structure replaced institutions, and power was replaced by roles.
• According to Almond, all political systems have four characteristics:
  • All political systems have structures.
  • The same political functions are performed in all political systems.
  • All political structures are multifunctional.
  • AlI political systems are mixed in the cultural sense.

Thus, Statement I and Statement IV are correct with regard to Almond's characterisation of the political system.