1 Defining Government

Performance Objectives

At the end of this chapter, student should be able to:

(1)Define Government as an institution of

(2)State the characteristics of Government

(3) Explain the functions of Government

(4)Define the state and explain is relationship to the Government

(5) Discuss government as a process or an art

(6) Explain the process of policy formulation by government

(7) Explain government as an academic field of study of government

(8) Discuss the importance of the study of government

(9) Define the state and explain its relationship to government