Though Koga belonged to the Rokkaku clan, it formed a soson (a community consisting of peasants' self-governing association), in which all issues were decided and managed by majority (council system).
甲賀は六角氏の傘下に属しながらも「惣村」(そう)を形成し、郡に関わる全ての案件を多数決によって決定（合議制）・運営するなどしていた。