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What change occurred in the source of power during South Africa's journey from apartheid to democracy?

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Correct answer: From racial privilege to democratic consent of the people

Correct answer: A. Under apartheid, political power and legal privilege were organised around race, especially the dominance of the white minority. In a democracy, authority is considered legitimate when citizens can participate, vote and choose representatives under constitutional rules. Thus the source of power changed from racial privilege to the consent of the people. This does not mean that elections solve every social problem immediately; it means that government must derive its legitimacy from equal citizens rather than from racial status. B is wrong because democratic transition did not transfer power from citizens to the army. C is wrong because the change was not from equality to hereditary rule. D is wrong because constitutional democracy strengthens law rather than replacing it with lawlessness. Memory cue: democracy changes “who is entitled to rule” from a privileged group to the people.

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CivicsSource Of PowerDemocratic ConsentPolitical LegitimacyDemocratic Transition In South AfricaConstitutional DesignClass 9 Mcq

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