Post Utme Nile University 2017 Government Question 35

Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2017 Post Utme Nile University Government examination.

Post Utme Nile University 2017 Government Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 35 POST_UTME_NILE_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The concept of legitimacy in government is closely tied to the idea of authority. Discuss how the legitimacy of a government is affected by the source of its authority.

Answer Options

A. Legitimacy is solely dependent on the source of authority.
B. The source of authority has no impact on the legitimacy of a government.
Correct Answer C. Legitimacy is influenced by the source of authority, but also by other factors such as effectiveness and fairness.
D. The legitimacy of a government is solely determined by its effectiveness.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Legitimacy is influenced by the source of authority, but also by other factors such as effectiveness and fairness.

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This is Post Utme Nile University 2017 Government Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Nile University Government examination.

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