Powers and Authorities

Question 1

Traditional Authority

Answer 1

Traditional authority is linked to heriditary systems of power. Customs are regarded as legitimate as they’ve carried on from generation to generation.

Question 2

Charismatic Authority

Answer 2

Charismatic authority is based on the power of the individuals personality. This is usually seen in dictatorships and authoritarian systems of governance.

Question 3

Legal-Rational Authority

Answer 3

This system links authority to a clearly and defined set of rules. Power is attached to an office rather than a person.

Question 4

Federalism

Answer 4

Federalism is a constitutional prescription to prevent abuses of power by higher forms of government. It fragments power and distributes it across multiple sub-national sections of government.

Question 5

Executive

Answer 5

Enforces the law

Question 6

Legislative

Answer 6

Makes the law

Question 7

Judiciary

Answer 7

Interprets the law

Question 8

Bicameralism

Answer 8

The division of the legislative branch into two houses.