CPE 6

Question 1

WHY WERE THE USA AND USSR CALLED SUPER
POWERS?

Answer 1

1939-1945: During WW2, they were allies.
1947-1991- Cold War, they were rivals.
1992: USA is now the only remaining super power.

Question 2

What power do we practice everyday?

Answer 2

Patriarchy, Matriarchy and Equalitarian

Question 3

What is Power?

Answer 3

Max Weber claimed that every society is based on power.
Power is the ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance from others.
Power is the ability to carry out one’s will, even over the resistance of others.

Question 4

Elements of Power

Answer 4

Micro politics – to refer to the exercise of power in everyday life. e.g.
Individual and Group power (formal/informal).
ii) Macro politics – refers to the exercise of power over a large group
e.g. The governments; whether dictatorship or democracies, they are
the examples of macropolitics.

Question 5

LEGITIMATE POWER AND
ILLEGITIMATE POWER.

Answer 5

• 1. LEGITIMATE POWER : IS CALLED AS AUTHORITY I.E. POWER PEOPLE
     ACCEPT AS RIGHT LIKE
     DE JURE GOVERNMENT.
• 2. ILLEGITIMATE POWER : KNOWN AS COERCION I.E. POWER THAT
     PEOPLE DO NOT ACCEPT AS JUST LIKE
     DE FACTO GOVERNMENT
     AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.

Question 6

FIVE MAJOR
TYPES OF POWER

Answer 6

• 1. EXPERT: POWER DERIVED FROM
     KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL.
• 2. REFERENT: POWER DERIVED FROM A
     SENSE OF IDENTIFICATION OTHERS
     FEEL TOWARD YOU.
• 3. REWARD: POWER DERIVED FROM AN
     ABILITY TO REWARD OTHERS.
• 4. COERCIVE: POWER DERIVED FROM
     FEAR OF PUNISHMENT BY OTHERS.
• 5. LEGITIMATE: POWER DERIVED FROM
     A PERCEIVED INHERENT RIGHT TO
     INFLUENCE. POSITION, ROLES, AND
     DUTIES IN A GROUP.
     According to social psychologist,
     John French
     And Bertram Raven.

Question 7

LEGITIMACY

Answer 7

The recognition
,acceptance, and support
for an existing form of
rule or government as
right and proper.

Question 8

FORMS OF LEGITIMACY

Answer 8

1. Tradtional
   Legitimacy
   moral authority.
   - keeps society together by
   virtue of custom and habit.
   e.g. Bhumibol Adulyadej
2. Charismatic
   Legitimacy
   charismatic leader.
   -exceptional powers and
   remarkable qualities.
   e.g. Lee Kuan Yew
3. Rational- legal
   Legitimacy
   use public interest as the
   rationale for establishing and
   enforcing law and order.
   -power legitimized by law
   e.g. Presidents of USA and Philippines

Question 9

Separation of Powers

Answer 9

The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state.
Under this model, a state’s government is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches.