Which of the following is true about the concept of legitimacy?

A. It is largely sociological.
B. It is substantive.
C. It is stable over time.
D. Citizens have great confidence in government institutions.


B. It is substantive.

Political Science

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A) unitary B) confederal C) federal D) authoritarian E) bicameral

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The modern Iranian polity enjoys considerable historical legitimacy among its citizens because

A. there is general satisfaction with the application of Islamic law to social life. B. university graduates have many opportunities for jobs when they finish their training. C. the clerics have worked hard to please a majority of citizens in making the laws. D. Iran's borders and statehood were not a legacy of European colonialism.

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Elite theory was conceptualized by which of the following political scientists?

a. Gaetano Mosca c. Thomas Jefferson b. John Locke d. Thomas Hobbes

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Targeting what an adversary values the most, in the case of the Soviet Union their population and industrial centers, is called countervalue-targeting strategy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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