Question

What is the difference between lawfulness and legitimacy? a. the two terms can be used interchangeably b. lawfulness refers to liberal policies while legitimacy refers to conservative policies c. lawfulness refers to citizens while legitimacy refers to the justice system d. lawfulness refers to behavior while legitimacy refers to perception

Answer 1

Answer:

c. lawfulness refers to citizens while legitimacy refers to the justice system.

Explanation:

Lawfulness describes an action that is permitted by law. When we say that a person acts in a lawful way, what we mean is that the person behaves according to the law. This word is used to refer to private citizens, and not to government institutions. On the other hand, when we talk about legitimacy, we refer to the institutions of a government. An institution that is legitimate is one that obtains its power to act in a legal and accepted way. Although this also means that the institution (such as the justice system) behaves according to the law, it is not considered the same as lawfulness.