Exam 2: Power, Legitimacy, and Authority

Public authority is deliberately created by human agreement.

Which of the following is NOT an example of government coercion?

What is meant by legal authority? Illustrate your response by giving examples of how legal authority works in Canadian society.

Someone who is a public authority is what we would call "an authority."

Which of the following is an example of public authority?

Can we still use the kinds of authority outlined by Max Weber as yardsticks for political leadership?

Which of the following is a synonym for natural authority?

Which term best characterizes the link between authority and obligation?

Power with coercion creates a legitimate government.

Which of the following scenarios is likely to result in a demonstration of public authority?

A form of power in which people obey commands because they respect the source of the command is known as __________.

Define charisma.Is charismatic authority as strong an influence in Canadian society as traditional or legal authority?

Influence is defined as the ability to persuade others to do your will.

Which term is synonymous with the right to command?

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of obligation?

What is something that persuasion is never based on?

What is authority as a form of power based upon?

A child who gets her way by playing on the emotions of her parents is said to be practising a very subtle and sophisticated form of coercive power

Manipulation by means of false information straddles the border between persuasion and coercion.Which of the following examples of manipulation is MOST like coercion?

A police officer is an example of __________ or__________ authority.