Even though authority can take different forms it always yields the same outcome. select one: a. true b. false

That statement is false.
Different type of authorities could defintiely yield a different outcome.
for example, let's observe abraham lincoln and Adolf Hitler.
Both have the highest authority in their perspective nations and yet one of them created a society where human beings are considered to have a same dignitity while the other gassed a certain ethnic groups to death.

Ifound this on google “separation of powers. a fundamental principle of the united states government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch.” i hope this you for what your looking for

The best sociological research method would have to be using experiments although it has some disadvantages as well