in the u.s. senate, it is customary to assign each senator a seniority ranking based on years of government service and the population of the state he or she represents. a top ranking gives the senator priority for assignments to office space, committee chair positions, and seating on the senate floor. what type of authority does this example best illustrate?



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In U.S. Senate, as the top ranking gives the senator priority for assignments to office space, committee chair positions and seating on the senate floor. The type of authority that this example best illustrate is known as a traditional authority.

What is a traditional authority?

A traditional authority refers to the form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a regime is largely tied to tradition or custom.

In sociology, the traditional authority is a concept that comes from Max Weber's tripartite classification of authority, the other 2 forms being charismatic authority and rational-legal authority. All these 3 domination types represent an example of his ideal type concept and Weber noted that in history those ideal types of domination are always found in combinations.

In traditional authority, the legitimacy comes from tradition, in charismatic authority, from the personality and leadership qualities of the individual; and in rational-legal authority, from people that are bureaucratically and legally attached to certain positions

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