Difference between Power and Force :
Power and force are two different concepts of political science. There are following differences between these two :
1. Power is always invisible and abstract while force is visible and has some form.
2. Power is psychological capacity while force is a physical capacity.
3. Force is more suppressive in comparison to power. Force applies restrictions on opponents.
4. Power is more wide concept in comparison to force. According to some scholars, power includes both, the force and effect but power has more effect than force. Power decides its objective and can use force to achieve that objective. In this way the force is a kind of tool for power.
Difference between Power and Impression :
Power and impression are closely interrelated. Impression generates power and power generates impression. Power cannot remain without effect. In spite of these closeness, power and effect have some following differences :
1. Power has compulsion (tendency to insist) while effect has no compulsion. Power tries to insist the people to obey while effect does not do so because it is an optional concept.
2. Power is more physical than impression and impression is a moral element.
3. The uses and effects of power can be seen but impression is a micro-concept and its result can be felt in mind only.
4. The scope of power or the area under the application of power is limited while that of impression is very wide or unlimited because it spreads in the form of thoughts.
5. The person applying power needs no consent of those people over which it is applied while the impressive person utilizes the impression with the consent of people. In this way impression is democratic while power is not.
6. Power generates resistance and jealousy in the hearts of people who are under its application while impression.
