Explain what power involves and differentiate it from authority.
What will be an ideal response?
? Power is the ability of one person to get another to act in accordance with the first person's intentions. Power may be obvious, or subtle, and varies from time to time and from country to country. It may be found in all human relationships. Power is a key feature of the struggles throughout much of American history.
? Authority refers to the right to use power.
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