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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > political theory and democratic elections > political legitimacy and democracy

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political legitimacy and democracy  

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  • THE STABILITY AND functioning of any kind of political regime—including democratic or representative ones—relies on the combination of the capacity of rulers and government officials to use coercion and to develop political legitimacy. Political legitimacy can be described as people's recognition and acceptance of the validity of the rules of their entire political system and the decisions of their rulers. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Political Legitimacy and Democracy]

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