the word politics comes from the Greek word polis, which means city-state. the first person who uses the term politicalscience was possibly aristotle, a Greek philosopher who argued in favor of living a virtuous life.
political science is the systematic study of government and ist power. political scientists examine a wide rang of topics from how lew is issued, whywars are fought, how political parties are developed, and how the candidates win elections. becaues power is in many from, political science often overlaps with economics, psychology, sociology, and the other social sciences.