The Three Faces of Power

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The Three Faces of Power

• The ability to force someone to do something. A
  causes B to act, and B knows A has the power.
  Coercive.
• The ability to influence the actions of another.
  A persuades B to do something, though B is not
  aware of the persuasion.
• The structure of the sets of institutions,
  benefiting A over B, while neither is aware of
  the background relationship.

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Power and Leadership

• Need to distinguish between authority and
  leadership.
• Sources of authority are often institutional, but
  they can also be moral.
• Leadership and a willingness to be led are
  clearly related,
• But a willingness to be led varies based on time
  and circumstances, so successful leadership
  styles will vary based on time and circumstances,
  too.

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Two common ways of thinking about Leadership

• Transformational Leadership
• Transactional Leadership

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Diagrams of Power/Leadership

• Leadership Diagram http//clerk.house.gov/members
  /leadership_info.html
• The Median Voter
• The Committees Relative to the Floor

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Leadership Progressions, Percentage of Party
Caucus more Moderate than Legislator 1900-2000
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Leadership Extremism Over a Career, Percentage of
Party Caucus more Moderate than
Legislator, 1900-2000
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Diagrams of Power/Leadership

• Leadership Diagram http//clerk.house.gov/members
  /leadership_info.html
• The Median Voter
• The Committees Relative to the Floor

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• Lessons from Wilbur Mills
• Influence versus Power
• Leadership Types
• Instrumental task master
• Affective soothes internal tensions
• Mills saw his role as
• Ensuring that WM bills passed on the floor
• Generating compromise within committee (to ensure
  support for final product)
• Exchange
• Five bases of Influence
• Expertise
• Legitimacy
• Rewards
• Reference
• Sanctions
• Hes got the votes.

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How a Bill Becomes a Law(or at least what we
teach, but its not so simple)

• Introduction Referral
• Committee Hearings
• Committee Markups
• Committee Reports
• Schedule Floor Action (Rules, UCRs)
• Floor Votes
• Conference Committee
• Conference Report Floor Vote
• Presidential Signature (or Veto)