### power beyond physics:

Supernatural power
* exists and is available to everyone.
* has a long history
  - performance
* power beyond physics.

Abuse of power
* affects everyone.
* can take different forms, such as favoritism, dishonesty, and sexual harassment.
* is abuse of power
  - endemic in all societies
  - rampant in the government
  - when someone exercising authority uses that power to demand sexual favors
* leads to others also abusing it.
* requires the use of power.
* symbol of ignorance.

Apparent power
* comprises both real and reactive power and is measured in units of volt-amperes.
* equals the square root of the squared amount of real and reactive power.
* is the sum of source voltage and current.

Artistry
* arises from the greatest depths, the collective unconscious of our psyches.
* is power

Authoritarian power
* allows one person to rule by threatening and terrifying others.
* is that which is assigned by the institution.

Battery power
* is diminished when unused for extended periods
  - directly related to plate size
* is used only when the incoming voltage dips below or rises above acceptable levels
  - to help ensure safety

Bilingualism
* are ability.
* fundamental element of Canadian identity.
* involves the ability to use two different languages successfully.
  - simply a kind of art, learning another method of artistic expression
* raises interesting questions regarding the plasticity of higher brain functions.

Coercive power
* is an assault on another using deceit and intimidation as weapons of choice
  - based primarily on fear
* is the power to punish or control using negative consequences
  - threat of sanctions

Consumer power
* comes from sharing consumer opinions.
* fact of life.
* is the power of confident choice.

Covalence
* describes bonding in molecular compounds.
* is power
  - the number of electrons an atom needs to gain to produce a stable outer shell

Destructive power
* is the power to destroy.
* plays two main roles in society.

Devolution of power
* is good government as it brings the people closer to their administration.
* ought to be based on national peace and inter-racial democratic harmony.

### power:

Economic power
* consists of incentive and reward.
* differs from political power.
* entails intellectual achievement.
* involves voluntary trade to mutual advantage.
* is fundamentally different from political power
  - more central than political power to establish the ideal world
* is the basis of political, military, and all other forms of social power
  - power to create and produce
* provides the means of work and of the utilisation of man-power.
* remains largely within the hands of developed countries.
* shapes political power.
* wields political power.

Engine power
* Most engine power increases mechanical energy.
* enables a vehicle to get moving and to continue moving.
* increases energy
* is controlled by varying the pressure of the working gas.

### power:

Executive power
* is exercised by the government
  - president and the government
  - jointly by the president and the government
  - held by the prime minister who heads an appointed cabinet of ministers
  - manifested through expectations, controls, attitudes, and productivity drive
  - shared between the president and the prime minister
  - the ability to carry out and enforce the laws
+ Politics of Germany: Government of Germany
  * The President is the head of state. Executive power is exercised by the government. The power to make federal law is given to the government and the two parts of parliament, the Bundestag and Bundesrat. The ministers of the government are members of the parliament, and need parliamentary support to stay in power.

Explosive power
* is used when throwing, swinging a bat, or sprinting to first base.
* product of muscular force and the velocity at which the muscles contract.
* requirement for success in many athletic skills.