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Power vs Authority

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is the ability to exercise ones will over others, even if they resist.

a)

Authority

b)

Power

c)

Force

2.

Which is an example of power?

a)

Going to war.

b)

Coordinating a business meeting.

c)

Cleaning your room.

d)

Taking an exam.

3.

______ is the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose ones will on others.

a)

Authority

b)

Power

c)

Force

4.

______ is power that is recognized as legitimate by the people over whom it is exercised.

a)

Authority

b)

Power

c)

Force

5.

What are the three major types of authority?

a)

Traditional, Charismatic, & Rational-Legal

b)

Traditional, Charismatic, & Abrasive

c)

Non-Traditional, Traditional, & Charismatic

6.

______ is legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.

a)

Charismatic Authority

b)

Rational-Legal Authority

c)

Traditional Authority

7.

______ is power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.

a)

Charismatic Authority

b)

Rational-Legal Authority

c)

Traditional Authority

8.

Which is an example of charismatic authority?

a)

Jesus

b)

Gandhi

c)

Malcom X

d)

Adolf Hitler

9.

______ 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.

a)

Charismatic Authority

b)

Rational-Legal Authority

c)

Traditional Authority

10.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used his public speaking abilities and magnetism to inspire the Civil Rights Movement. He is an example of

a)

a traditional leader

b)

a charismatic leader

c)

a legal-rational leader

d)

an illegitimate leader

11.

Which statement best expresses the difference between power and authority?

a)

Authority involves intimidation; power does not.

b)

Authority is more subtle than power.

c)

Authority is based on the perceived legitimacy of the individual in power.

d)

Authority is inherited, but power is seized by military force.

12.

The ability to carry out one's will despite resistance is

a)

authority

b)

legitimacy

c)

rationalization

d)

power

13.

Which of these is an essential characteristic of a state?

a)

issuing currency

b)

being recognized by other states

c)

having an army

d)

having an official language

14.

The idea that the law applies to everyone equally.

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Inalienable Rights

d)

Separation of Powers

15.

There are three branches of government, each with different powers. This idea is called:

a)

Division of State

b)

Divided Authority

c)

Separate but Equal

d)

Separation of Powers

16.

Consent of the Governed means that the government only has the authority to lead if it has the support of...

a)

Allies

b)

God

c)

The People

d)

Mr. Focer

17.

The idea that there are certain things that the government is NOT ALLOWED to do:

a)

Limited Government

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Democracy

d)

Federalism

18.

According to the principle of Checks and Balances system, which branch of government is the MOST powerful?

a)

The Legislative Branch

b)

The Executive Branch

c)

The Judicial Branch

d)

They are all equal in power.

19.

* Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech are all examples of...

a)

Branches of Government

b)

Inalienable Rights

c)

Democracy

d)

Checks and Balances

20.

The idea that leaders should do what the people want them to do:

a)

Inalienable Rights

b)

Representative Government

c)

Consent of the Governed

d)

Democracy

21.
Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state. 
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Anarchy