Post Utme Uniport 2017 Government Question 21

Practice objective / multiple choice question 21 from the 2017 Post Utme Uniport Government examination.

Post Utme Uniport 2017 Government Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 21 POST_UTME_UNIPORT • 2017 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The concept of legitimacy in political systems is closely tied to the idea of authority. Discuss how the legitimacy of a government is affected by the manner in which it exercises its authority.

Answer Options

A. Legitimacy is directly proportional to the level of authority exercised by the government.
B. The manner in which a government exercises its authority has no impact on its legitimacy.
Correct Answer C. Legitimacy is inversely proportional to the level of authority exercised by the government.
D. The legitimacy of a government is solely determined by its authority, regardless of how it is exercised.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Legitimacy is inversely proportional to the level of authority exercised by the government.

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This is Post Utme Uniport 2017 Government Question 21. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Uniport Government examination.

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