Post Utme Skyline University 2018 Government Question 31

Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2018 Post Utme Skyline University Government examination.

Post Utme Skyline University 2018 Government Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 31 POST_UTME_SKYLINE_UNIVERSITY • 2018 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The concept of authority is closely related to the idea of legitimacy. Discuss how authority is used to justify decision-making in government, using examples from pre-colonial and colonial administration in Nigeria.

Answer Options

A. Authority is the power to justify decision-making in government through the use of coercive mechanisms.
Correct Answer B. Authority is the power to justify decision-making in government through the use of persuasive mechanisms.
C. Authority is the power to justify decision-making in government through the use of bureaucratic structures.
D. Authority is the power to justify decision-making in government through the use of participatory mechanisms.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Authority is the power to justify decision-making in government through the use of persuasive mechanisms.

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This is Post Utme Skyline University 2018 Government Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Post Utme Skyline University Government examination.

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