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WAEC Government 2020 Question 8

Question 8

Power, Authority, Legitimacy and Sovereignty

A major difference between power and authority is that, authority is

  1. A.scarcely exercised.
  2. B.more dependent on coercion.
  3. C.acquired popularly.
  4. D.exercised through force.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (acquired popularly.)

Explanation

Authority is power that the people accept as legitimate, for example through election; power alone may rest on force.