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The word "government" is derived from the Latin words "Gubernare" which means "to steer." That is, the framework through which the executive functions, judicial functions, and legislative functions as well as administrative business of the state are carried out. In other words, government can be seen as the administrative machinery (i.e the Legislature, Executive and the Judiciary) of the state for the imposition of order and enforcement of its will. Simply put, government is a body that makes and enforce law for the general well-being of the society. According to Appadorai (1975), government is an agency or machinery through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and realized. In the same vein, government constitutes the political authority of the state. However, government in the widest sense involves the legislature (rule making), the executive (rule-application) and the judiciary (rule-adjudication). According to Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 167...

The study of political systems has been greatly enriched by the contributions of renowned scholars such as David Easton (1965) , Robert Dahl (1963) , and Gabriel Almond and G. Bingham Powell (1978) . Through their theoretical insights, political analysis moved beyond the narrow study of formal institutions to a broader understanding of how power, authority and decision-making operate within society.  Be that as it may, a political system can generally be defined as the patterned set of political relationships through which authoritative decisions are made and implemented for a society. It encompasses the interactions, processes, and institutions that shape governance and social order. Robert Dahl conceptualizes a political system as any persistent pattern of human relationships that significantly involves power, rule, or authority. Similarly, David Easton views the political system as a system of interactions through which authoritative values are allocated for society. In essenc...