Questions: The struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups that can grant or withhold benefits or privileges is known as legitimacy. liberty. politics. government. popular sovereignty.

The answer is politics.

Legitimacy refers to the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a regime. It is not directly related to the struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups.

Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. It does not pertain to the struggle over power or influence.

Politics is the process of making decisions that apply to members of a group. It involves the struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups that can grant or withhold benefits or privileges. This is the most accurate term for the given definition.

Government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. While it involves power and influence, it is not specifically about the struggle over power within organizations or informal groups.

Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives. It does not directly relate to the struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups.