The issue of legitimacy has been a factor in governance since the beginning of history. During the period of dominance by monarchy, it could refer to birth that a claimant to the throne would claim. In recent times, if elections are fairly conducted, election outcomes result in claims to legitimacy even though dictators also use them and often conduct them in a questionable manner to justify their rule as legitimate. In democracies, public opinion can eventually determine legitimacy.

The correct answer is E.