What is Political Science?
Politics from “polis” - city; sovereign state
Science from “scire” - to know; study
Political Science is the study of state and government.
It is the understanding of the state i.e. principles and ideals underlying its organization and activities.
It is the study of a body politic, considered to be a corporate entity, the association of people into a political community.
It studies relations of men and groups, men and groups to the state, and state to other states.