Types of Power Worksheet

What type of power is directly related to the control of material goods and financial resources, such as money and property?

• Ideological Power

• Economic Power

• Military Power

• Political Power

The power to govern, create and apply laws, and make decisions that affect the whole society is known as:

• Economic Power

• Cultural Power

• Ideological Power

• Political Power

When a social group manages to make its ideas, values, and beliefs accepted by most people, it is exercising:

• Political Power

• Economic Power

• Ideological Power

• Military Power

The State, through its three branches (Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary), is the main holder and responsible for exercising:

• Political Power

• Social Power

• Ideological Power

• Economic Power

Which of the following examples represents the exercise of ideological power?

• An advertising campaign that convinces most people to buy a new product.

• A factory that closes its doors due to lack of profit.

• A country that signs a trade agreement with another.

• An army that invades another country.

What type of power is exercised by a political party to influence government decisions?

• Ideological Power

• Economic Power

• Political Power

• Social Power

The church, school, and family are institutions that frequently exercise which type of power?

• Ideological Power

• Economic Power

• Legal Power

• Political Power

Which of the three types of power is most based on persuasion, convincing, and influencing minds?

• Political Power

• Ideological Power

• Economic Power

• Military Power

When a government establishes a new tax to finance public works, it is using which type of power?

• Economic Power

• Political Power

• Military Power

• Ideological Power

Which of the following best exemplifies the function of political power in a society?

• A digital influencer who uses their platform to promote products and ideas.

• A multinational corporation that controls a large part of the market and sets working conditions and prices.

• The ability to make binding decisions for society, create and enforce laws, and manage conflicts and collective interests to ensure order.

• Influencing ideas, beliefs, and values in society.