Political executive depending on electoral support shows which principle?

Correct answer: Democratic accountability

Correct answer: A. A political executive consists of leaders who obtain authority through elections or through the elected majority in the legislature. Their continuation in office depends on public support expressed through elected representatives. They must explain decisions, face legislative questions, and accept electoral judgment in the future. This is democratic accountability: power is not treated as a personal or hereditary possession, but as a responsibility subject to public review. B is wrong because hereditary rule passes power through family succession, not electoral support. C is wrong because judicial supremacy concerns the authority of courts, not the political executive’s dependence on voters. D is wrong because a permanent bureaucracy is appointed for administrative continuity and is not the elected political leadership. Memory cue: “Elected support means answerable power.”