A key difference between authority and power is that _______.
A. the exercise of authority does not require the application of power.
B. individuals can resist authority but not power.
C. the state relies more on power than authority to gain compliance.
D. authority relies on the threat of force while power relies on the application of force.
Answer: A
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Which of the following concepts was outlined in Adam Smith's book The Wealth of Nations?
a. People must submit to a government with absolute power. b. A state's power is based on the equality of its people. c. People enter into a social contract with government to protect their "natural rights.". d. Supply and demand is the most efficient was of meeting society's needs.
When he argued that "all men are equal," John Locke meant that ______.
A. slavery is an unjustified evil B. men are naturally equal C. American citizenship applies to anyone who wants it D. nothing justifies differences of treatment in society