Post Utme Igbinedion University 2017 Government Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2017 Post Utme Igbinedion University Government examination.

Post Utme Igbinedion University 2017 Government Objective / Multiple Choice

Question 26 POST_UTME_IGBINEDION_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The concept of legitimacy in political systems is closely tied to the idea of authority. Discuss how the legitimacy of a government can be affected by the manner in which it exercises its authority.

Answer Options

A. Legitimacy is solely dependent on the authority exercised by the government.

Correct Answer B. The legitimacy of a government is affected by the manner in which it exercises its authority, but only to a certain extent.

C. The legitimacy of a government is not affected by the manner in which it exercises its authority.

D. The legitimacy of a government is solely dependent on the authority exercised by the government, and the manner in which it exercises that authority is irrelevant.

Correct Answer

Correct Option:

The legitimacy of a government is affected by the manner in which it exercises its authority, but only to a certain extent.

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This is Post Utme Igbinedion University 2017 Government Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Igbinedion University Government examination.

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