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Which of the following gives legitimacy to the government in modern times ? (A) Party manifestoes (B)…

Periodic elections authorize government; manifestoes connect authorization with policy commitments; independent courts support lawful legitimacy. Bureaucratic leadership…

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Which of the following gives legitimacy to the government in modern times ?

(A) Party manifestoes

(B) Periodic elections

(C) Bureaucratic leadership

(D) Independent judiciary

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Correct answer D

Periodic elections authorize government; manifestoes connect authorization with policy commitments; independent courts support lawful legitimacy. Bureaucratic leadership alone supplies neither electoral authorization nor judicial constraint.

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