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WorksheetsPower and Authority
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
______ is the ability to exercise ones will over others, even if they resist.
Authority
Power
Force
Which is an example of power?
Going to war.
Coordinating a business meeting.
Cleaning your room.
Taking an exam.
______ is the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose ones will on others.
Authority
Power
Force
______ is power that is recognized as legitimate by the people over whom it is exercised.
Authority
Power
Force
One sociologist that discussed power and authority was Max Weber.
True
False
What are the three major types of authority?
Traditional, Charismatic, & Rational-Legal
Traditional, Charismatic, & Abrasive
Non-Traditional, Traditional, & Charismatic
______ is legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.
Charismatic Authority
Rational-Legal Authority
Traditional Authority
______ is power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.
Charismatic Authority
Rational-Legal Authority
Traditional Authority
Which is an example of charismatic authority?
Jesus
Gandhi
Malcom X
Adolf Hitler
______ is authority that involves formally agreed-on and accepted rules, principles, and procedures of conduct that are established in order to accomplish goals in the most efficient manner possible.
Charismatic Authority
Rational-Legal Authority
Traditional Authority
