Post Utme Lautech 2019 Government Question 41

Practice objective / multiple choice question 41 from the 2019 Post Utme Lautech Government examination.

Post Utme Lautech 2019 Government Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 41 POST_UTME_LAUTECH • 2019 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The concept of legitimacy is closely related to the idea of authority. Discuss the relationship between legitimacy and authority, using examples from Nigeria's political history.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Legitimacy is a means of justifying authority, while authority is a means of enforcing legitimacy.
B. Authority is a prerequisite for legitimacy, but not the other way around.
C. Legitimacy and authority are interchangeable terms.
D. Legitimacy is a product of authority, but not the other way around.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Legitimacy is a means of justifying authority, while authority is a means of enforcing legitimacy.

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This is Post Utme Lautech 2019 Government Question 41. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Lautech Government examination.

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