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Sources of Political Authority, Types of Political Authority, Differences between Power and Authority
Topic Content:
- Sources of Political Authority
- Differences between Power and Authority
- Types of Political Authority
- Evaluation Questions
Sources of Political Authority:
Political authority can emanate from:
(i) The ConstitutionA constitution is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run. More or Law that Guides a State: constitution, states, decreesA decree is an official order given by a government or by a person with power. For example, the president can issue a decree making a particular day a national holiday.... More, edictsIn Nigeria, the military rules the people through decrees and edicts. Laws passed by the central government during military regimes are known as decrees while those passed by regional governments during... More, etc.
(ii) Elections: The people (electorateall the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. More) give a political mandate to a ruler through an election.
(iii) Customs and Tradition: The ...
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