How do you gain power in democracy?

Answer 1

In social science and politics, power is the ability to influence the behavior of people. The term authority is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to humans as social beings. In the corporate environment, power is often expressed as upward or downward. With downward power, a company's superior influences subordinates. When a company exerts upward power, it is the subordinates who influence the decisions of the leader.

The use of power need not involve coercion (force or the threat of force). At one extreme, it more closely resembles what everyday English-speakers call influence, although some authors make a distinction between power and influence - the means by which power is used.

Much of the recent sociological debate on power revolves around the issue of the enabling nature of power. A comprehensive account of power can be found in Steven Lukes Power: A Radical View where he discusses the three dimensions of power. Thus, power can be seen as various forms of constraint on human action, but also as that which makes action possible. French philosopher Michel Foucault (1926-1984) saw power as "a complex strategic situation in a given society social setting". Being deeply structural, his concept involves both constraint and enablement. For a purely enabling (and voluntaristic) concept of power see the works of Anthony Giddens.

Answer 2

Parliamentary democracies are headed by a president or prime minister. They are elected by the people. In come countries where the president is only a figurehead, he/she get elected by parliament.

Answer 3

Mainly they do not. It is mostly due to influence and money.

Answer 4

the peope vote and whoever has the majority vote wins :)

Answer 5

ask someone els.

Answer 6

i dont know rofl im juzt joined d00d

Answer 7

citizenship is how they get it

Answer 8

puta