HOW TO UNDESTAND POWER ACTIVITY

TED TALKS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Eutci7ack

FULL NAME: _________________________________________________ DATE: ___________

AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTIONS TO COMPLETE THE
STATEMENTS

1. The ability to make others do what you would have them do is called _____.
A Civic arena
B Democracy
C Power
D Dictatorship

2. Using law and bureaucracy to compel people to do and not do certain things is called
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A Physical force
B Social norms
C Civic arena
D State action

3. One of the six sources of power is social norms. Choose the description that best describes
this form of power.
A What other people think is okay
B A vocal mass of people expressing a collective intensity of interest
C Buying results and power
D Using law and bureaucracy to compel people to do and not do things

4. What strategies can you use to gain more power in public life?
A Indirection
B Frontal attack
C Coalition and charismatic authority
D All of the above
5. Speaking up in an authentic voice, organizing your ideas and people, practicing consensus
and conflict skills, and adapting are all part of:
A Social norms
B Citizenship
C Literacy
D Indirection
 6. Speaking up in an authentic voice, organizing your ideas and people, practicing consensus
and conflict skills, and adapting are all part of _____.
A Social norms
B Citizenship
C Literacy
D Indirection

7. Explain the statement: Policy is frozen power.

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8. Choose the three sources of power you think are most valuable. Explain your choices.
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9. Create a table differentiating between the three laws of power.

10. You have an opportunity to interview Eric Liu, the author of this lesson. What are three
questions you would ask him?

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