The Politics of Ghana and Mali

Politics

-All started with a king, he was the center of all political and economical, as well as civil decisions.

-His word stood as the law

-He served as the Commander in Chief, controlled all trade, and main administer of justice

-He appointed smaller leaders to govern in a way, but the king had complete power

-Every day, the king allowed all people to speak out and voice their complaints to the king

-The king always listened and gave his judgement

-Most of the civil meetings, where criminals would be tried, were peaceful except for serious crimes: including failure to pay debt and killing or shedding of blood.

-Justice would be served by giving the accused a foul drink. If the accused vomited the drink up, then he was considered not guilty, but if the drink stayed down, then he or she was guilty

-Ghanaian governors were assigned as watchdogs for areas of the empire that could not be regularly monitored.