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What is the essential factor that defines whether a government has legitimacy?

O strong democratic institutions
O strong coercive power (police, etc.)
O the consent of the people
O providing social services to the people

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The political legitimacy of a civil government derives from agreement among the autonomous constituent institutions—legislative, judicial, executive—combined for the national common good. One way civil society grants legitimacy to governments is through public elections.
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