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The term “politics came from the Greek word “”

is the activity through which people make, preserve, and amend the general rules under which they live. Thus, it is linked to the phenomena of conflict and cooperation

3. The essence of social existence is politics and that two or more men interacting with one another are invariably involved in a .

1. is the study of the state in all its elements, aspects, and relationships such as its government, its organs and institutions which the state functions.

It is also a systematic study of politics.

It is also concerned with the associations of human beings into a body politic or a political community (organized under government and law).

a)      Concerned with the origins and nature of social control and governmental authority, with the abiding influences of race, culture upon society, and with the patterns of collective human behavior.

b)      The study of social problems which are also problems of the government such as investigations and inquires on crime, marital relations problems, juvenile delinquency, housing problems, and among others may later become interesting and basic subjects of legislation.

relating to the origin, form, behavior, and purposes of the state are dealt with (De Leon, 2008).

which explains the political ideas and beliefs of a group of people

. - this refers to the constitutional and legal principles/rules governing sovereign states, governments and individuals in their relationship with one another (Ayson and Reyes, 2000). This includes: (a) organization of governments; (b) the limitations upon government authority; (c) the powers and duties of governmental offices and officers; and (d) the obligations of one state to another (De Leon, 2008).

. - This is focused on the methods and techniques used in the actual management of state affairs by executive, legislative, and judicial branch of government (De Leon, 2008). It also has become an important machinery with expanding activities and functions including the determination and adoption of appropriate measures pursuant to the rule-making power of legislative bodies (Ayson and Reyes, 2000).

. - this deals with the government set-up of a state on both national and local levels. It covers the state constitution, laws, citizenship, structures of the various levels of government, the election process, the judicial system, political parties and interest groups, and foreign affairs (Ayson and Reyes, 2000).