WorksheetsIntroduction to Politics, Power, and Authority
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
It is the key political resource that enables rulers both to serve and to exploit
(a)
Among the different definitions of Power, which among the following is defined by Hannah Arendt (1966)
Power is simply the capacity to bring out intended effects. The greater our ability to determine our own fate, the more power we possess.
Power is a matter of getting people to do what they would not otherwise have done. In this perception, power is synonymous with influence over others.
To be in power is to be empowered by a group’s members to pursue joint objectives.
Political power is a desirable collective resource which enables rulers to implement the common interest.
Pluralism implies that all interest groups and all voters are equal. No one enjoys absolute power all the time.
All statements are true
All statements are false
Only the first statements is true
Only the second statement is true.
To be powerful requires access to the strategic command positions of the key institutions of power. What theory of Power is this?
(a)
Power Elite Theory shares the limitation of pluralists in its failure to weight or rank resources of power. Power Elite theory ironically shares pluralists’ tendency to focus on the structure of power primarily in Western nations in general while implying a more universal power structure.
All statements are true
All statements are false
Only the first statement is true
Only the second statement is true
According to this theory of power, it is only through understanding the aspirations and needs of those who comprise the State they can realize political decisions
(a)
Which of the following is not a perspective of The Skocpol on State Autonomy Theory?
States must have an established territory upon which to act
States must have reliable source of revenue. The wealthier a State is, the more formidable it can be. Conversely, the more it needs to borrow, the less formidable it is.
States must employ a significant part of the academic and social elite
Autonomy exists when the state can convince its rivals to change their perspective and support its viewpoints.
This theory posits that the state is devoted primarily to men’s interests, and its actions tend to support gender inequality.
(a)
Authority exists when subordinates accept the capacity of superiors to give legitimate orders. It creates its own power so long as the people accept that the person in authority has the right to make decisions.
All statements are true
All statements are false
Only the first statement is true
Only the second statement is false.
What do you think is the essence of Politics?
It lies in the interaction between conceptions and we should not narrow our vision by reducing politics to either one.
It should be concerned with the distribution, exercise, and consequences of power
It is a solution to the problem of order which chooses conciliation rather than violence and coercion.
It is about giving emphasis of struggle over power or influence in organizations or informal groups that can grant benefits or privileges.
