Questions tagged [power]
The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. Power here mostly refers to political or economic power, such as that of a president, a parliament, a corporation or a country.
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What government policies have contributed to India's rise as a major geopolitical and economic power in the 21st century
In recent decades, India has increasingly been described as an emerging global power, both economically and politically. It is now one of the world's largest economies by GDP (PPP), has a growing ...
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How much power does the Fed chair have over interest rates?
Donald Trump has made many disparaging remarks about Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve. He's suggested that Powell should resign, and even threatened firing him, although he doesn't have ...
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Does Charles III have any political power in Australia, as head of state of this country?
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Commonwealth realm
As of 2024, there are 15 Commonwealth realms: Antigua and Barbuda,
Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea, Saint ...
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Can the Chief Minister of an Indian state call a snap election in the state they govern?
It is generally seen that prime ministers (with the support of their party) have the power to call a snap election.
Do CMs of states have the same power, generally speaking? Or the central government ...
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How to identify the keys to power in a government? [closed]
I am interested in predicting the political dynamics of a country. I really like CGP Grey's explanation of the rules for rulers, and I wanted to use that as my framework for prediction.
The basic idea ...
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The behavior of China as a future superpower [closed]
Considering the rising British Empire during the early 18th century and the current superpower, the USA, during the mid-19th century, and the USSR during the early 20th century, is China behaving any ...
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Correlation between political power and completion of a politician's "grand headquarters"?
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In "Parkinson's Law, and Other Studies in Administration", in the "Plans and Plants, or The Administration Block" chapter, Cyril Northcote Parkinson elaborates that ...
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How do you explain Canada's Trudeau's power-sharing agreement to a five-year-old (American)?
The "explain to a five-year-old" question is a semi-standard format where the answer demonstrates their ability to understand both the subject matter, and the perspective and limitations of ...
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Does Putin need the support of the Russian oligarchs in order to stay in power?
Does Vladimir Putin need the support of the Russian oligarchs in order to stay in power or not? What power does the Russian oligarchs have over Putin? I heard a lot of the oligarchs have ties to Putin ...
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How much power does Putin have in Russia?
Does Putin have absolute power to do whatever he wants (e.g., start a nuclear war)? How powerful is he in the Russian government or does he need approval of some other body of government to do things ...
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Which countries have the same international importance, influence and power as Sweden? [closed]
Sweden is not a superpower at all and it's not a country with a high level of influence (such as Russia or China). However, it has a relatively large GDP for its population and it's known that Sweden ...
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What benefits does the average citizen gain from the US being "number one?" [closed]
It's often said by politicians on the left and right that America needs to be on top of the world order, and that the rise of China is an existential threat to the American position atop the world ...
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Is boycotting or hurting businesses an instance of hard power?
As an example of what I'm talking about, here's what's happening in Myanmar:
Since some professors in our medical universities did not join the civil disobedience movement, surgeons, dentists and ...
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What is the distinction between constitutional power and statutory power?
I know it sounds easy on the surface. Constitutional powers are conferred through constitutional text, whereas statutory powers are conferred through legislation.
But consider the following scenario (...
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What's the difference between a 51 seat majority and a 50 seat + VP "majority"?
The US Senate currently has a 50/50 split of Democratic (D) and Republican (R) caucus members. According to news reports, this has lead to "power sharing agreements" needing to be made ...
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