A: Power is effective only if it is legitimate B: Power should be based on legitimacy otherwise it could prove ineffective

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• A: Legitimate political authority is the legitimate right of the government to govern, to adopt and enforce public policy decisions in the name of the community. B: Political authority exercised by the government may be legitimate or illegitimate
• Political Sociology studies power, authority and legitimacy of state in relation to –
• The idea of political legitimacy is associated with
• Which of the following is not a source of acquiring legitimacy?
• A: Electoral democracy is an important method of acquiring legitimacy B: Electoral democracy is not transparent
• Which of the following is not a source of legitimate authority according to Max Weber?
• Which sociologist sees Power as, ‘the ability to make a difference’, to change things from what they would otherwise have been?
• A: Divine rights of the king was the claim that a King was given his position by some higher power B: The authority could include taxes, administration, justice and foreign policy
• A: In theocracy, the succession of rule is through popular vote of citizens B: Laws and legal system in theocracy are faith based typically based on a religious text
• A: Laws, regulations and cultural norms in Theocracy are based on religion B: People with power in Theocracy first serve the citizens and then the God of the religion.