Dr Afxendiou AP Comparative Government and Politics Sachem North High School POWER the ability whether personal or social to get things done either to enforce ones own will or to enforce the collective will of some group over others ID: 488131
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Power, Authority, Legitimacy
Dr.
Afxendiou
AP Comparative Government and Politics
Sachem North High SchoolSlide2
POWER
the
ability, whether personal or social, to get things done — either to enforce one’s own will or to enforce the collective will of some group over othersSlide3
LEGITIMACY
a
socially constructed and psychologically accepted right to exercise power.Slide4
LEGITIMACY AND POWER
A person can have legitimacy but no actual power
For example: the
legitimate king might reside in exile, destitute and
forgotten
A
person can have actual power but not legitimacy
For example: the
usurper who exiled the king and appropriates the symbols of
officeSlide5
AUTHORITY
It is
subjective; it depends upon an individual’s perception of its rightness.
It
is defined as rightful power, or legitimate power
.
For example:
the president of the United States and his administration command authority, or rightful, legitimate power