PPG: POWER (Nature, Dimensions, Types and Consequences)

His Excellency, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., being the leader of the country has the right to command its people. What type of power is being manifested?

• Coercive

• Legitimate

• Reward

• Expert

Reich is the president of their class. As president, she is able to set agenda (whenever they have a class meeting) for the decision-making process by deciding on the selection of what is and what is not subject to formal process. What faces/dimension of power is being exemplified?

• Thought Control

• Preference Shaping

• Decision Making

• Agenda Setting

Each bases of power is met with a possible negative reaction. Both expert and referent power can cause commitment to be low. Legitimate and reward power struggle with compliance. Coercive power can be inhibited by resistance. Which of the following best describe the above statement?

• Consequence of power

• Power

• Politics

• Power and Politics

If a teacher uses a stick, to get the student to listen, she is using a what type of power?

• Coercion/condign

• Compensatory

• Conditioned

• Legitimate

Conditioned power refers to public opinion and the instrument are which of the following?

• Sincerity and commitment

• Loyalty and service

• Education and persuasion

• Money and popularity

It is the extent to which a leader can use extrinsic and intrinsic rewards to control and influence other people.

• Process power

• Condign power

• Reward power

• Referent power

Which statement is not a vital role of power in politics?

• Access to recent information

• Inability to intercede for someone in trouble

• Exceeding budget limitations

• Ability to get placement for favored employees

Which of the following nature of power refers to the ability to work with others to get something done by cooperation?

• Power as

• Power to

• Power over

• Power with

Power is from the Latin verb “potere” which means…

• To make sense

• To be able

• To make action

• To take over

Which of the following Dimensions of power refers to the usage of power to influence policy decision?

• Agenda Setting

• Non-decision making

• Decision making

• Preference shaping