power and authority
Characteristics of a state?
Population, territory, sovereignty and government
Who has power?
100% government and 100% people (equal power)
What is democracy?
Acquisition of power by leaders via competitive elections
Purpose of government?
Collect taxes, defend the country from attacks, help finance schools and regulate businesses
Where does authority come from?
Customs and traditions, law, and religious principles or morality
Two schools of thought on how decisions are made:
Elitist view and pluralist view
Why do certain people have the right to exercise authority?
God-given right, inherited from birth, superior knowledge or consent of the government
What is the most powerful form of power?
Government
What is legitimacy?
It is what makes power rightful
What is the Relationship between power and authority?
Power comes with authority, control or influence bu which a person influences the actions of others, either by direct authority or by some other, more intangible means.