Government and Politics Overview

The government exists for the benefit of the governed

To benefit the governed, not themselves

State is a political concept, while nation is an ethnic concept

<p>Government, people, territory, and sovereignty</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the agency to which the will of the state is formulated, expressed, and carried out</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Politics is an idea, while government is the concrete realization of that idea</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A community of persons permanently occupying a portion of territory, with their own government and freedom from external control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The great body of inhabitants render obedience to the government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enjoying freedom from external control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Government officials are responsible for governing the state and ensuring that laws and policies are implemented.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Government officials enforce laws, regulations, and policies to maintain order and governance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand society and help change it for the better.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It originated from the Greek word 'polis', which means 'city' or 'state'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the social process or strategy in any position of control where people gain, use, or lose power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves a give and take relationship between the government and its people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When a teacher is bribed to include a certain student in the honor list, or when an employee spreads rumors for self-promotion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Political science is the systematic study of government institutions and processes, while politics involves the art and science of governing a city/state.</p> Signup and view all the answers