Post Utme Rhema University 2020 Government Question 16

Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2020 Post Utme Rhema University Government examination.

Post Utme Rhema University 2020 Government Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 16 POST_UTME_RHEMA_UNIVERSITY • 2020 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The concept of legitimacy in government is closely tied to the idea of authority. Explain how the two concepts are related, using examples from the Nigerian political system.

Answer Options

A. Legitimacy is the acceptance of authority by the people, while authority is the power to make decisions.
Correct Answer B. Authority is the power to make decisions, while legitimacy is the acceptance of those decisions by the people.
C. Legitimacy is the power to make decisions, while authority is the acceptance of those decisions by the people.
D. Authority and legitimacy are interchangeable terms in the Nigerian political system.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Authority is the power to make decisions, while legitimacy is the acceptance of those decisions by the people.

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This is Post Utme Rhema University 2020 Government Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Post Utme Rhema University Government examination.

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