IXL - Authoritarian and democratic governments (Civics & government practice)

A government is the system that manages a community. It establishes and enforces laws, maintains order, and provides public services. Three key concepts are used to describe how governments function and maintain control:

Power is the ability to make people do things, even if they express resistance.
Authority is the official right to govern and exercise power.
Legitimacy is a community's acceptance of the government's right to rule.

Match each scenario to the concept used to describe how governments function.

authority

power

legitimacy

Scenario

Concept

A country's constitution gives the legislative branch the ability to pass laws.

A country's military enforces a nationwide 9 P.M. curfew. Although it is unpopular, few people dare to break the restriction.

Citizens in a country believe that their leader has been chosen by a divine being to rule.

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