State three sources of legitimacy

      

State three sources of legitimacy

  

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Faith
1.Traditional – sanctified by history and based upon custom.
2.Charismatic – based entirely upon the power of an individual’s personality. Owes nothing to status, social position or office, yet can be used to promote the interests of society
3.Legal-rational – situation for most liberal democratic Western capitalist societies. Operates through a body of clearly defined rules linked to formal powers of office not office holder. Arises out of a respect for the rule of law and is evident in the constitutional framework of long-established states.

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