The term authority is considered as the "legitimate power" that an individual or group of individuals consists and practice over the other individuals. It is usually being made formal by a specific way of an executive and a judicial branch of government.
However, any general population doesn't possess the resources, expertise, or time often in order to evaluate or appraise claims by oneself.
the percentage of high school graduates immediately enrolled in colleges in 2019 is 66.2 percent. Some graduates get to enroll twice for different courses, and others enroll years after graduation due to different reasons such as lack of finances.