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    This document discusses different types of power: coercive power uses threats or force; reward power provides incentives or benefits; expert power relies on knowledge and skills; and legitimate power comes from one's role or position. It also examines the consequences of power, such as compliance, commitment, or resistance. Additionally, it outlines some inherent powers of the state, including police power to enact laws promoting general welfare; eminent domain to take private property for public use; and taxation power to raise revenue for government expenses. The document provides an overview of the concept of power in politics and governance.

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    POWER

    Philippine Politics and Governance


    HUMSS 11 | SEM 1 2022

    ● this power is based on a


    POWER person’s role, position, and
    duties.
    ● It is the ability to make a
    difference, to change things from
    what they would otherwise have ➢ Referent Power
    been. (Giddens, 1997) ● this is the result of a
    person’s perceived
    ● In politics, it refers to the ability to attractiveness, worthiness,
    exercise control or impose and right to others’ respect.
    restrictions on individuals and
    compel others to do certain tasks.
    CONSEQUENCES OF POWER
    ● Government is able to enact and
    ➢ Compliance
    create laws that promote peace
    and order in society and influence ● refers to the readiness or
    various processes such as those act of agreeing to do
    affecting the economy for the something.
    benefit of its constituents as well.
    ➢ Commitment
    3 BRANCHES OF PHILIPPINE ● an even more desirable
    GOVERNMENT: outcome because of the
    trust and emotional pledge
    ● Legislative
    that it causes.
    ○ makes the law

    ● Executive ➢ Resistance
    ○ carries out the law ● is the most likely outcome
    when coercive power is
    ● Judiciary used in a hostile or
    ○ evaluates the law manipulative way.

    TYPES OF POWER INHERENT POWER OF THE STATE


    ➢ Coercive Power ● fundamental powers of the state
    ● the ability to control and/or
    compel people through the ● is inherent because they need not
    use of threats, punishment, be expressly conferred by the
    and force. constitutional provision as they are
    supposed to co-exist with the state.
    ➢ Reward Power
    ● the ability to give rewards, ○ state - a nation/territory
    incentives, or benefits.\ which is considered as an
    organized political
    ➢ Expert Power community under one
    ● this power relies on the government.
    knowledge and skills of an
    individual. ➢ Police Power
    ● power of the state to enact
    ➢ Legitimate Power and enforce laws and to

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    regulate property and
    liberty in the promotion of
    the general welfare of the
    people.

    ○ salus populi
    suprema lex - the
    welfare of the
    people is the
    supreme law.

    ➢ Power of Eminent Domain


    ● power to take private
    property for public use
    upon payment of just
    compensation.

    ○ expropriation - the
    legal process

    ➢ Power of Taxation
    ● the power by w/c the state
    raises revenue to defray
    necessary expenses of the
    government.

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