Introduction to Sociology/Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions.

Power

Political power is a type of power held by a group in a society which allows that group to administrate the distribution of public resources, including labor, and wealth.

Authority

Authority refers to a claim of legitimacy, the justification and right to exercise power.

Violence

The fact that the government has authority gives it the right to use power to force citizens to do what the government deems appropriate.In other words, the government has the right, based on its authority, to force people to behave in certain ways.Refusal to follow the dictates of the government can result in the government using violence to coerce individuals into compliance.

I THINK

Politics is going to lead the people in my opinion. Therefore, politicians, or be recognized that it has a power and authority, to exercise violence sometimes.