Question

what best describes power recognized as legitimate? national government authority sovereignty communism

Explanation:

• A national government is an institution that may hold legitimate power, not the term for legitimate power itself.
• Authority is defined as power that is recognized as legitimate and justified by those subject to it.
• Sovereignty refers to a state's full right and power to govern itself without external interference, not the legitimacy of power.
• Communism is an economic and political ideology, unrelated to the definition of legitimate power.

Answer:

B. authority