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Political Science and Government

Political science is a new major in the modern day society whereby it concerns issues

relating to politics as well as governance within a country, a region, a state, or the entire world in

general. The growth of modernity as well as the expansion of the globalization concept has

inspired the theme of democracy and good governance, essential virtues in political

administration and governance of our states. Nowadays, it is just not enough to have a

government in office. However, it is necessary to have a good government in office, with leaders

who are accountable, as well as, responsible for their actions and decisions. A modern day

politician is no longer just anybody from the street who is popular with the public, but a man or

woman with prowess, skills and virtues of political governance (Eagles and Johnston 411).

Political science refers to the study of governments, political behaviors, political

processes, political systems, and public policies. This is a major field that deals entirely with the

political milestones and rhythms within a given political structure or country. As such, it follows

a number of laid out divisions and subfields, which include political studies and analysis,

political ideologies, political philosophy, political theory, political economy, international

relations and comparative politics among a host of other related fields. This makes political

scientists to turn out as good evaluators and users of both scientific and humanistic perspectives

in order to examine political systems. In addition, they also use tools and a variety of

methodological approaches in their examination of the political processes, political systems, as

well as, political dynamics of all regions and countries across the globe (Ernst and Frantzich

300).

A government refers to the system of governance and administration within a given

community, society, state or country, it incisively refers to the specific executive or center of

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power within a given states within a given period. A government usually comprises of politicians

who occupy several positions of governance such as arbitrators, legislators, and administrators. S

such, the government provides the means through which enforcement of state policy takes place,

as well as, providing the mechanism and platforms for determining the policy of the state. There

are different forms of governance, which are defined political systems or institutions that form a

specific government. These governments include democratic governments, whereby the citizens

of a country have to privilege and right of electing their leaders into office within a set period

after which elections are held. On the other hand, there are dictator ship governments whereby

the leaders in office abuse their power and authority to remain in office, against the wishes and

desires of their people, for a long time. These autocratic leaders also oppress and persecute their

own people, especially those against their style of leadership (Holmberg and Rothstein 440).

The concept of political science and governments deals with the overall study of political

structures within a given region, as well as, evaluate the factors that influence their formation,

and those that influence their daily operations. A good command of political science and

governments enables a political scientist to predict certain phenomenal events that may take

place in a given country or state, as they are able to predict the political economy and

movements, owing to the study and analysis conducted on the regions’ political structure. This

enables the political scientists to predict political events, major political decisions, public policies

based o certain political structures, as well as, diplomacy and international relations depending

on the crop of leadership in offices of governance in a given country, state or region (Jackson and

Jackson 31).

The government in office usually depends on the politics underlying its formation. This

means that if the politics within a region are cool, composed and calculated, a democratic

government will come into office, as it will win the general elections through free and fair

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Name Instructor Date Task Political Science and Government Political science is a new major in the modern day society whereby it concerns issues relating to politics as well as governance within a country, a region, a state, or the entire world in general. The growth of modernity as well as the expansion of the globalization concept has inspired the theme of democracy and good governance, essential virtues in political administration and governance of our states. Nowadays, it is just not enough to have a government in office. However, it is necessary to have a good government in office, with leaders who are accountable, as well as, responsible for their actions and decisions. A modern day politician is no longer just anybody from the street who is popular with the public, but a man or woman with prowess, skills and virtues of political governance (Eagles and Johnston 411). Political science refers to the study of governments, political behaviors, political processes, political systems, and public policies. This is a major field that deals entirely with the political milestones and rhythms within a given political structure or country. As such, it follows a number of laid out divisions and subfields, which include political studies and analysis, political ideologies, political philosophy, political theory, political economy, international relations and comparative politics among a host of other related fields. This makes political scientists to turn out as good evaluators and ...
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