Post Utme Unilorin 2019 Government Question 18

Practice objective / multiple choice question 18 from the 2019 Post Utme Unilorin Government examination.

Post Utme Unilorin 2019 Government Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 18 POST_UTME_UNILORIN • 2019 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The concept of legitimacy is closely related to the idea of authority. Discuss the relationship between these two concepts, using examples from the Nigerian Constitution.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Legitimacy is a means of achieving authority, while authority is a means of achieving legitimacy.
B. Legitimacy is a prerequisite for authority, but not the other way around.
C. Legitimacy and authority are two distinct concepts that are not necessarily related.
D. Authority is a means of limiting the power of the government, while legitimacy is a means of limiting the power of the judiciary.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Legitimacy is a means of achieving authority, while authority is a means of achieving legitimacy.

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This is Post Utme Unilorin 2019 Government Question 18. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Unilorin Government examination.

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