The perception that the orders of superiors are legitimate because "this is how things have always been done" is characteristic of a political system based on

 Traditional authority

Explanation:

Traditional authority is defined as the authorization that is related with leader positions where ruling government , party or system has a strong link with the tradition. It is the pattern that has been followed always from earlier times.These authorities are derived from customs.

Thus, according to the question, any superior person's order is supposed to be lawful as they hold this ruling position from long time back in traditional history of political system. So, this system is oriented with traditional authority.

the earth’s crust is broken into separate pieces called tectonic plates (fig. 7.14). recall that the crust is the solid, rocky, outer shell of the planet. it is composed of two distinctly different types of material: the less-dense continental crust and the more-dense oceanic crust. both types of crust rest atop solid, upper mantle material. the upper mantle, in turn, floats on a denser layer of lower mantle that is much like thick molten tar.

each tectonic plate is free-floating and can move independently. earthquakes and volcanoes are the direct result of the movement of tectonic plates at fault lines. the term fault is used to describe the boundary between tectonic plates. most of the earthquakes and volcanoes around the pacific ocean basin—a pattern known as the “ring of fire”—are due to the movement of tectonic plates in this region. other observable results of short-term plate movement include the gradual widening of the great rift lakes in eastern africa and the rising of the himalayan mountain range. the motion of plates can be described in four general patterns:

collision: when two continental plates are shoved together

subduction: when one plate plunges beneath another (fig. 7.15)

spreading: when two plates are pushed apart (fig. 7.15)

transform faulting: when two plates slide past each other (fig. 7.15)

well 1 they have there leader that controls them