Political Science American Government and Politics Chapter 8 Political Parties.
Politics Political Policy “The personal is political”
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Politics Political
Policy
“The personal is political”
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What is politics?
Possible contexts:
1) country/area
2) profession
3) beliefs
(Sources: Macmillan Dictionary for Advanced Learners; Merriam-Webster Dictionary )
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1) country/area
Politics: [U] the ideas and activities
involved in getting and keeping power in
a country/government or over a
particular area of the world or the
activities related to influencing the
actions and policies of a government
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2) Profession
Politics: [U] the profession of being a
politician, the job of people (such as
elected officials) who are part of a
government
(Ex.: He entered politics at the age of 21)
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4) Beliefs
Politics: [plural] the opinions someone has about what should be done by governments; your politics are your beliefs and attitudes about how government should work
(Example: Her politics became more conservative as she grew older)
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Policy: a set of plans or actions agreed upon by a government, political party, business, etc.; a high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body
Ex.: the US foreign policy; the university policy to increase students numbers
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Political:
1) Relating to politics
1) Interested or involved in politcs
1) Relating to relationships of power that
exists between people in an organization
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“political” refers to any power relationships, not just those of government or elected officials.
(Carol Hanisch, The personal is Political, 1970)