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If votes of the rich are counted double in electing a representative what happens to the representative's legitimacy?

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Correct answer: Democratic legitimacy will weaken

The direct answer is A: democratic legitimacy will weaken. Legitimacy means that people accept a representative as properly chosen through a fair process. The reasoning is simple: a representative is elected by adding votes; if rich voters’ votes are counted twice, their preferences receive more political power than the preferences of other citizens; therefore the result does not reflect equal citizens’ choices; public trust and the representative’s democratic legitimacy become weaker. Option A is correct. Option B is wrong because unequal counting cannot by itself make legitimacy greatly increase. Option C is wrong because giving some voters double weight does not make the representative more impartial; it creates bias. Option D is wrong because voters do not become equal when some votes count twice—the opposite happens. This does not mean the representative automatically becomes legally invalid in every possible legal system, but it clearly weakens the democratic basis of representation. Memory cue: equal votes support legitimacy; weighted privilege damages it.

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