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==Aspects of politics==
=== Political system ===
{{Main|Political system}}
{{See also|Systems theory in political science}}
[[File:Systems view of politics.png|thumb|Systems view of politics.]]
The political system defines the process for making official [[government]] decisions. It is usually compared to the [[legal system]], [[economic system]], [[cultural system]], and other [[Social system|social systems]]. According to [[David Easton]], "A political system can be designated as the interactions through which values are authoritatively allocated for a society". <ref>{{Cite book|last=Easton, David.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/470276419|title=The political system : an inquiry into the state of political science|date=1971|publisher=Knopf|oclc=470276419}}</ref>
===Forms of political organization===
There are many forms of [[political organization]], including states, [[Non-governmental organization|non-government organizations]] (NGOs) and international organizations such as the [[United Nations]]. States are perhaps the predominant institutional form of political governance, where a state is understood as an institution and a government is understood as the [[regime]] in power.
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