Question

Why is democracy a legitimate form of government?

Answer 1

Democracy is a legitimate form of government because it is formed by the opiniom of peoples. Here people have the right to form the government . Their all problems are sloved here.

Answer 2

Thus no government is legitimate unless it enjoys the consent of the governed, and that consent cannot be rendered except through majority rule. ... For whatever the form of government, the ultimate source of sovereign power is the people, and all legitimate government must rest on their consent.