The text suggests that in the united states, no government at any level would be considered legitimate if it were not in some sense.
a. democratic. b. altruistic. c. humanitarian. d. elitist. e. aristocratic.

a. democratic

Explanation:

The birth of the United States of America is based on the ideals of democracy. The colonies under British rule rejected the foreign authority because they were not given representation there. Their independence slogan "No taxation without representation". Later U.S entry in World War was also demonstrated to protect the popular democracy in the world. Therefore democratic ideals were central to the government of the United States at every level.

where is the passage

answer; biological;