KnowraPolitical legitimacyLinked fromLinked fromThe 124 pages that link to Political legitimacy, each with the reason it gives.All 124Related 115Narrower topic 9Mandate of HeavenNarrower topic: The Mandate is a specifically Chinese account of why rule is rightful.Cult of personalityNarrower topic: A leader cult is one strategy for presenting personal rule as rightful.LegitimismNarrower topic: Legitimism is a specific dynastic account of political legitimacy.Consent of the governedNarrower topic: Consent is one influential basis offered for legitimate political rule.Democratic LegitimacyNarrower topic: Democratic legitimacy is one account of what makes political authority rightful.Exclusion CrisisNarrower topic: The dispute tested whether hereditary right or religious security should determine a legitimate succession.Police legitimacyNarrower topic: Police legitimacy is a specific form of legitimacy applied to law enforcement authority.SovereigntismNarrower topic: Sovereigntist arguments challenge whether authority beyond the state has sufficient legitimacy.Louis XVII of FranceNarrower topic: The dispute over Louis XVII concerned whether hereditary title survived imprisonment and revolutionary overthrow.