Weber

Question 1

Traditional Authority - Explanation

Answer 1

comes from established customs passing power down on a hereditary basis

based on traditional and established values

Question 2

Traditional Authority - Example

Answer 2

An example of this would be the British Monarchy

Question 3

Traditional Authority - Analysis

Answer 3

This type of power is unquestioned because it’s always existed

Can be open to abuse by those who want absolute power

This type of authority is still relevant as many countries still have monarchies

Question 4

Charismatic Authority - Explanation

Answer 4

Weber saw charismatic authority not as the character traits of the charismatic leader, but as a relationship between the leader and his followers.

Question 5

Charismatic Authority - Example

Answer 5

Jan 1933, Hitler was elected as many people in Germany at the time saw him as a talented and strong leader that would lead Germany into the future.

Question 6

Charismatic Authority - Analysis

Answer 6

Charismatic authority is undemocratic

Leader is elected but citizens have no input of how their country is run

Question 7

Legal Rational Authority - Explanation

Answer 7

Authority with legitimacy that depends on the established laws of the state, which are usually written down, generally in the country’s constitution

Question 8

Legal Rational Authority - Example

Answer 8

Barack Obama, former president of the US, derives his authority from a rational-legal system of laws outlined in the Constitution of the United States of America

Question 9

Legal Rational Authority - Analysis

Answer 9

Legal rational authority is the most democratic type of authority, as it relys on it’s citizens and its elected government to work