Weber identified three types of authority. Which option best describes them?

• A. Traditional authority (legitimacy from customs), Rational-legal authority (legitimacy from laws and rules), Charismatic authority (legitimacy from the leader's personality).
• B. Legal authority, economic authority, and political authority.
• C. Charismatic authority, technocratic authority, and moral authority.
• D. Bureaucratic authority, inherited authority, and merit-based authority.

Answer: (A)