Assertion (A): Power should reside with one group located in one place in a democracy.

Reason (R): A legitimate government is one where citizens, through participation, acquire a stake in the system.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both A and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

answer is D.

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(A) is false but (R) is true.
A popular rule is based on the idea of legitimate government. A legal government involves the participation of the people. It isn't only fair but imperative in a democratic rule that people should have a voice in all matters of public policies as they will be affected by those policies. Those governed should always have a stake in the system through participation. In a republic, different views and conflicting opinions need to be accommodated through various forms of power-sharing. Power could have participated through pressure groups, political parties, social groups, etc. Thus, the notions of undivided political power that the power should be concentrated, which would enable quick decision making, are contradictory to the basic features of the republic.

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