Derived from the Greek “of citizens,” politics is how organized societies maintain social cohesion and control. Political systems range from tribal chiefdoms to sovereign nations having a wide variety in forms of government. Anarchy results in the absence of government, making politics an essential social activity. Law and political thought date to the ancient Greeks Aristotle and Plato. Aristotle said, “Man is by nature a political animal.” Law itself is how political decisions are... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022. 2p.