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It is not enough for governments to have power, they must also have authority
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"it is not enough for governments to have power, they must also have authority" Discuss. Power can be seen as the capacity of a government to get its citizens to comply with it. Power is quite broadly used and can even be seen as obedience as this shows a deliberate self restraint of citizens that might otherwise resist the government. It has a direct connection with authority as authority carries the implication that the institution that has power is supported in its decisions by a substantial amount of people and therefore should be obeyed whether or not the individual agrees with it. A government can have power, but it must be somewhat representative to have authority. The distinction between power and authority can be seen in our system of checks and balance. Arguably, in this case, governments do need both to succeed as shown in the balancing of the legislature and the...
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