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1. Question 1 • Weber defined power as………

2. Answers A - the chance of a person or a number of people to realise their own will in a communal action even against the resistance of others’ B - the chance of a woman or a number of women to realise their own will in a communal action even against the resistance of others’ C - the chance of politicians or a number of politicians to realise their own will in a communal action even against the resistance of others’ D -‘the chance of a man or a number of men to realise their own will in a communal action even against the resistance of others’

3. Question 2 • For Dahl and Polsby power is…….

4. Answers A – “A has power of B to the extent that he can get A and B to do something that B would not otherwise do” B – “A has power of B to the extent that he can get B to do something that B would not otherwise do” C – “A has power of B who has power over C to the extent that he can get B to do something that C would not otherwise do” D – “A and B have a collective power over C to the extent they can get C to do something that A would never do but B might do”

5. Question 3 • Weber identified two types of power, they are….

6. Answers A- Dictatorships and authoritative power B - Authoritative power and elite power C - Coercive and authoritative power D - Classical pluralism and coercive power

7. Question 4 • What Lukes termed the first face of power is in fact….

8. Answers A- a position argued by pluralists such as Dahland Polsby B- a position argued by Bachrach and Baratz C - a position argued by Weber D - a position argued by classical pluralists such as Dahl and Polsby

9. Question 5 • Bachrach and Baratz said power is the capacity to……

10. Answers A- Real power is the ability to control the wishes and desires of others B - Real power is resides with authority C - Real power is the ability to control the agenda and so prevent certain issues from being discussed D - Real power is coercive power

11. Question 6 • Lukes termed the type of power identified by Bachrach and Baratz as being….

12. Answers A – the third face of power B – the second face of power C – the first face of power D – the fourth face of power

13. Question 7 • In order to study how power is distributed in society, pluralists like Dahl and Polsby applied what is termed as the …….

14. Answers A - Who Governs method B - Weber method C - Issue method D - Faces of power method

15. Question 8 • Dahl’s (1961) well known study of power within local government is titled…..

16. Answers A - Who Governs B - Power and Society C - Faces of Power D - Issue Method

17. Question 9 • What type of pluralism is Dahl known for?

18. Answers A - Elite pluralism B - Pluralism C - Classical pluralism D - Faces of pluralism

19. Question 10 • Pluralist theories of power have their origins in the work of Weber, which argues to have power in society you don’t have to be wealthy as ordinary people with little or no wealth can exercise power by joining….

20. Answers A – political parties and/or pressure groups B - political parties C - political interest and pressure groups D – political parties and demonstrations

21. Question 11 • Classical pluralists accept the majority of citizens in Western societies have little or no involvement in political decision making. However this does man these societies are not undemocratic in fact they are best described as….

22. Answers A - Non-representative democracies B - Representative democracies C - Democracies D - Political democracies

23. Question 12 • The problem with classical pluralism is it ignores…….

24. Answers A- Non-decision making; manipulation of the wishes of others; the power of capital; unequal representation of interests; the ‘organising out’ of outsiders B - Non-decision making; manipulation of the wishes of others; unequal representation of interests; non-representation of interests; the ‘organising out’ of outsiders C - Non-decision making; manipulation of the wishes of others; the power of capital; unequal representation of interests; non-representation of interests; the ‘organising out’ of outsiders D - Non-decision making; manipulation of the wishes of others; the power of capital;

25. Question 13 • David Marsh developed Dahl’s concept of classical pluralism by creating the term elite theory. Elite theory is…..

26. Answers A – a version of pluralist theory which accepts power is dispersed among different competing groups but this dispersal is distributed unequally B – a version of pluralist theory which accepts power is not dispersed among different competing groups therefore this dispersal is distributed unequally C – a version of pluralist theory which accepts power is dispersed among different competing groups D – a version of pluralist theory which accepts power is dispersed among different competing groups but this dispersal is distributed equally

27. Question 14 • Elite pluralists accept the argument some groups have greater access to government than others however they point out…..

28. Answers A- therefore the ordinary person doesn’t have a chance of exerting their influence B – governments must consult with a range of interest or pressure groups in order to minimise conflict