1) What is the name of Steven Lukes’s book on power? a) Power b) Power: A New Perspective c) Power: Authority in the modern age of politics d) Power: A Radical View e) Power: A Modern View f) Power: Manipulating Desires 2) What issue caused thousands of students to lobby the UK coalition government? a) Minimum unit pricing on alcohol b) Removal on language courses from some universities c) Closure of universities d) Increase in tuition fees e) The introduction of tuition fees f) The scrapping of EMA 3) What two political parties were in government in the UK from 2010-15? a) Conservatives & Labour b) Conservatives & Liberal Democrats c) Labour & Liberal Democrats d) Labour and SNP e) SNP & Green Party f) Conservatives & DUP 4) Why was the Scottish Government’s minimum price on alcohol law delayed? a) Public protests b) Due to legal challenges from alcohol producers c) The Scottish Parliament kept voting against it d) The UK Government opposed it e) The Supreme Court opposed it f) It took a long time to implement 5) Why is legitimacy crucial to the open face (decision making) of power? a) It is concerned with hiding power b) It is concerned with manipulating people c) It is concerned with transparency d) It is concerned with tradition e) It is is concerned with making politicians look good f) It is concerned with legal rational authority 6) Give one examples which shows how the open face (decision making) is transparent. a) You can vote on new laws b) You can attend committee hearings c) You force debates in the House of Commons d) You can vote in a secret ballot for an MP e) You can watch live debates in the UK Parliament from the public gallery f) You can watch both live debates and committee hearings on Parliament TV 7) In what context do prime ministers use the non-decision making face each week? a) When taking part in debates in the House of Commons b) When answering questions at PMQs c) At cabinet meetings as they set the agenda d) When dealing with the media e) When attending committee hearings f) When voting on new laws 8) What issue did the Conservative government of 1979-1997 leave off of the political agenda? a) A referendum on Scottish Independence b) The issue of devolution for Scotland c) The introduction of tuition fees d) The introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol e) Scrapping of EMA f) Tax cuts 9) What issue did the 1997-2010 Labour government leave off of the political agenda? a) A referendum on Scottish Independence b) The issue of devolution for Scotland c) The introduction of tuition fees d) The introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol e) Scrapping of EMA f) Tax cuts 10) What do political parties use to inform voters of what their political agenda will be once in government? a) Debates b) Hustings c) Battle buses d) Manifestos e) Door to door canvassing f) Party election broadcasts 11) Why do most UK governments and prime ministers have the ability to set the UK political agenda for 5 years? a) They can use the Royal Prerogative b) It is part of the UK constitution c) Because parliament is supreme d) Tradition of majority governments e) They will always be in power for the full 5 years f) The PM has more power than the US President 12) In what year did the Blair Government invade Iraq? a) 1997 b) 1999 c) 2001 d) 2003 e) 2005 f) 2008 13) What reason did the Blair Government give for invading Iraq? a) They wanted access to Iraq's oil b) They wanted to help the people of Iraq by removing a brutal dictator c) They claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) d) To bring peace to the Middle-East e) To bring democracy to Iraq f) Because Iraq dropped the US dollar and started trading in euros 14) How do politicians manipulate the desires of the public? a) Through party political broadcasts b) They use their manifestos to make false promises c) By never delivering on their promises d) They convince people that decisions which are made are in the public’s interest when they only benefit those in power 15) Why is it important to create the illusion of legitimacy in the last face of power, manipulating desires? a) Without it there would be a revolution b) To trick people into thinking decision are fair right so they accept them

Power, Authority, Legitimacy (Lukes)

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