NECO Civic Education 2014 Question 60

Question 60

Rule of Law and Constituted Authority

The ideal means of transferring power into authority is through

  1. A.force.
  2. B.violence.
  3. C.legitimacy.
  4. D.prayers
  5. E.the use of gun.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (legitimacy.)

Explanation

Power becomes authority when people accept it as rightful, that is, when it is legitimate.