Which term emphasizes government legitimacy from a constitution?

• A. Direct Democracy.
• B. Constitutional Democracy.
• C. Totalitarianism.
• D. Federalism.

Answer: (B)

Authority that comes from a written constitution means the government’s power is drawn from that document and must operate within its rules. A constitutional democracy centers that legitimacy on the constitution itself, with elections providing representation but all actions bounded by legal limits. This setup protects rights, enforces the rule of law, and allows checks and balances so government power can be questioned and curtailed when it oversteps. The other ideas describe different features: direct democracy emphasizes citizens voting directly on policies rather than abiding by constitutional constraints; totalitarianism claims legitimacy through force or ideology with little regard for constitutional limits; federalism focuses on how power is divided between national and subnational levels, a structure usually defined by a constitution but not the sole source of legitimacy itself.