Politics and Governance Quiz Flashcards
Who proposed the 5 sources of power
Eric Liu
What are Robert Dahl’s three criteria’s for power
- the action of A precede the outcome of B
- the initial actions of A must be the outcome of B
- A can make B do something he doesn’t usually do
What approach to the study of politics says that the government influences the people and in turn the people influence the government
New Institutionalism
What are the 5 forms of power proposed by John French and Bertram Raven
Legitimate Power, Reward, Expert, Referent, Coercive, and Informational
What approach to the study of politics seeks to expand politics through many facets, seeking to contest the status quo by aligning with the issues of a marginalized sector or issue
(green politics, feminism, etc.)
Critical Approaches
What form of power is based on the belief that one person can punish others for non-compliance
Coercive
What approach to politics refers to politics not as things but as rules, guiding and constraining individual actors. (Norms influence policy)
New Institutionalism
What form of power results from the person ability to control the information that others need to accomplish something
Informative
What are the two faces of power
- exercise of power on critical issues
- restrictive face (repressing issues that challenge the status quo)
What are the two broad approaches in defining politics
Arena/Location and Process/Mechanism
What form of power means the person’s perceived attractiveness, worthiness, and right to power gives them power
Referent
What are Steven Lukas three dimensions of power
Decision Making Power
Non-Decision Making Power
Ideological Power
What are the sources of power
Physical Force, Wealth, State Actions, Social Norms, Ideas, and Numbers
Which of the three dimensions of power refers to the ability to choose which issues are deemed important
Non-Decision Making Power
What form of power uses compensation for compliance
Reward
Which of the three dimensions of power refers to the ability to choose issues and outcomes
Decision Making Power
What form of power means the person has power on the basis of that person having high levels of skill and knowledge
Expert
Who proposed the two faces of power
Peter Bachrach and Morton Baratz
Which of the three dimensions of power says that anyone has the ability to change the majority’s beliefs
Ideological Power
What form of power has a person having the formal right through election or etc. to make demands and expecting compliance
Legitimate Power
The moral or legal right to rule which is accepted by the people being governed
Legitimacy
The legal control that a ruling entity has over a population
Authority
Source of legitimacy derived from a legal framework
Legal Rational Legitimacy
Source of legitimacy derived from culture and long standing traditions
Traditional
Source of legitimacy derived from a persons charisma and appeal
Charismatic
Authority is concrete while on the other hand legitimacy is
subjective and normative
the cult leader Mother God of Love Has Won is an example of Legitimacy or Authority
Charismatic Legitimacy
Jamillah
Authority
