Adjectivepolitical (comparative more political, superlative most political) Positive political Comparative more political Superlative most political
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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Politics is a process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic and religious institutions. It consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and refers to the regulation of a political unit, and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy. The word "Politics" comes from the Greek word πολἰζ ("polis") meaning city-state. The Greek word πολίτἰκοζ "Politikos" describes anything concerning the state or city affairs. In Latin, this was "politicus" and in French "politique". Thus it became "politics" in Middle English ( see the Concise Oxford Dictionary). The most perfect example of the Greek city-state is Athens. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is a good political issue to use for my assignment? Q. For my political science class I have to write a one-page e-mail to an elected official (it can be anyone in the U.S as long as they are currently elected) about any political issue. It can be opposing their views or agreeing with them... the topic is very open. My problem is that I am not very politically aware and have no idea what political issue I should talk about, or even to who. Any suggestions? Please help! Asked by beachgirl11 - Mon Jul 27 16:41:06 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Health care reform is a real political hot button right now. I'm sure that you could easily write a 1-page email on this topic. You could send it straight to the president or Hilary Clinton (she is a huge advocate of universal health care in the US). If you are looking for ideas, scan through the political section of Y/A. You will find many of the hot topics in the news on here as well. Just take everything that you read with a grain of salt. You will need to do the research yourself, but this is a good starting point to see what some issues that you could potentially discuss are. Good luck :) Answered by Brianna's Mommy - Mon Jul 27 16:51:52 2009 What is good political issue to use for this paper? Q. I am writing about on ongoing political issue between the presidency and the congress that deals with the theory of a contract government. Does anyone have any ideas? Asked by L!zzy.Sass - Mon Aug 31 17:07:02 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments What was the political importance of the cotton gin?
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