A government wouldn't be legitimate if there is no consent of the governed and it can only be achieved through majority rule.
To have legitimacy in a government means that the government must have the majority of acceptance of authority from its citizens. Without this basic condition, a government collapses.
Democracy is an example of this because the government is legitimated from consent by the majority of the citizens.
In addition, there are four types of legitimate government: Communism, Constitutionalism, Democracy, Monarchy, and Fascism.
Technically yes, because people weren't allowed to own slaves and it was enforced by the law, legally speaking. However, the thirteenth amendment did not abolish racism and did not necessarily make african americans equal to Caucasian men and women. It is a problem we still deal with in today's society.
What change in the construction of rifles helped the Americans during the Revolutionary War? The long rifle was invented. The barrel was longer than a musket and with groves inside the barrel improving accuracy. Bayonets were also introduced that helped in hand-to-hand combat.
