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Define Politics (3points)

2. Discuss the relationship of Political Science to the other social sciences

(History, Economics, Geography, Sociology and Anthropology, Psychology, Philosophy, Statistics and
Logic. (27points)

3. What is law? (2 points)

4. Differentiate Political Scientist from Political  Practitioner. (3points)

5. Relate the significance of Philippine Politics and Governance subject to the Philosophy, Vision, Mission
and Core Values of General de Jesus College.  (15points)

1. Politics the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.
2. The main interest of the social sciences is the study of human social behaviour. More specifically,
social sciences study subjectivity and its relation to structural aspects of society
2.1. Anthropology is the science that studies the response of human beings to their environment,
interpersonal relationships and the social and cultural framework in which they develop.
2.2. History is the science of studying, describing and representing the events of mankind’s past.
2.3. Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their
environments.
2.4. Economics is the discipline that studies the social relations associated with the processes of
production distribution exchange and consumption of goods and services in order to satisfy
human needs in society.
2.5. Sociology is a social science whose aim is the scientific analysis of the structure and
functioning of human society.
2.6. Psychology is the science that studies human behaviour, as well as the thought processes on
which it is based.
2.7. philosophy of social science, branch of philosophy that examines the concepts, methods, and
logic of the social sciences.
2.8. Logic is the study of persuasive reasoning. As such, it concerns arguments that successfully
convey credibility from a set of premises to a conclusion.
2.9. Statistics are numbers, summaries of patterns and can also be probabilities. Statistical analysis
can include the design and collection of data, its interpretation and presentation

3. Law is the set of rules that regulate social coexistence, thus enabling interpersonal conflicts to be
resolved. It is the normative and institutional order of human conduct in society inspired by
 postulates of justice whose bases are the existing social relations which determine its content and
character
4. The main difference between these two terms is that politics implies practical politics, i.e. that
happens in the real world situation like formation, working of government and laws. On the other
hand, political science has a theoretical approach
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