Difference between government and politics

Posted By: Sm Adminon: November 08, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Government:
A government is a group of people which has got power to rule a state according to the law. The word government is used in the sense of ‘a body that describes the rules and regulations pertaining to governing a country’. Government deals with the rule by the elected party. The government affairs are less interfered by the common people.
Politics:
Politics is the way that the decision is made by the people in groups. The word ‘politics’ is used in the sense of ‘a branch of knowledge that deals with affairs of state’. Politics deals with the role of the opposition leaders. Politics involves a common people as well. Politics can be found in education, corporations and even religions.
Differences:

Basis	Government	Politics
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.	The activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power.
Aim	The aim of government is to raise the rate of sustainable growth and achieve rising prosperity through creating economic opportunities for all.
Objectives/Purpose	Its objectives are: Maintaining a stable macroeconomic framework with low inflation. Maintaining sound public finances in accordance with the Code for Fiscal Stability. Improving the quality and cost effectiveness of public services. Increasing the productivity of the economy and expanding economic and employment opportunities for all, through productive investment, competition, innovation, enterprise, better regulation and increased employability. Promoting a fair and efficient tax and benefit system with incentives to work, save and invest maintaining an effective accounting and budgetary framework and promoting high standards of regularity, propriety and accountability. Securing an efficient market in financial services and banking with fair and effective supervision. Arranging for cost effective management of the government’s debt and foreign currency reserves and the supply of notes and coins. Promoting international financial stability and the economic interests and ideas through international co-operation as a way of increasing global prosperity including seeking to protect the most vulnerable groups.	The purpose of politics is to enable the members of a society to collectively achieve important human goals they cannot otherwise achieve individually.
Synonyms	Ministry, power, law, authority, state and rule	Campaigning, legislature, jungle, civics, statecraft
Antonyms	Powerlessness, weakness, opposition, inferiority, coup	Nonpolitical, untactful, impolitic, nonpartisan, gauche
Types	The types of government are: Democracy Monarchy Aristocracy Dictatorship Oligarchy	Its types are: Democracy Republic Monarchy Communism Dictatorship
History	The first civilization began in the city states of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, Mexico, and other places where small communities spawned kingdoms. We can trace the history of this culture in the wars fought between kingdoms and between nomadic barbarians and the settled communities. China and India brought forth political dynasties that had little contact with the outside world except when nomadic groups threatened them from the Asian steppe (or when a “civilized” conqueror such as Alexander the Great invaded northern India). The empires formed in Mexico and Peru were also largely self-confined. The Middle East is another story. Here political dynasties arose in Mesopotamia, Turkey, Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Italy which fought other kingdoms for control of the civilized world. The story of this civilization is the story of the rise and fall of kingdoms striving to become an empire which controls a territory containing many different peoples. Government is the institution which survives from this period.	Politics has no start date! It has been around since the beginning of mankind. The nature of politics is almost identical to that of power and control forces that will always be and have always been present in society.
Word origin	It was originated from the Middle English: from Old French governement, from governer.	It was originated from from Greek: πολιτικός politikos, definition “of, for, or relating to citizens”.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ˈɡʌv(ə)nˌm(ə)nt/ Eng (US): /ˈɡəvər(n)mənt/	Eng (UK): /ˈpɒlɪtɪks/ Eng (US): /ˈpäləˌtiks/
Main function	The major functions of the government are: To establish justice To ensure domestic tranquility To provide for a common defense To promote a general welfare To secure a blessings of liberty	The major functions of politics are: Working of parliamentary government possible Formulate public policies Educate public opinion Provide political stability Recruitment of leaders
Involvement	Few are involve in government.	Everybody is involved in politics.
Deals	Government deals with the rule by the elected party.	Politics deals with the role of the opposition leaders.
Advantages/Benefits	The advantages of government are: Clear line of succession Power centralized in a single person Separates executive and legislative powers; allows each branch to watch the other branches to prevent any abuse of power. Prime minister controls the executive branch, which means legislation can quickly become law. Ensures that leaders make their decisions in line with their citizens values and beliefs	The advantages are: Establishing governing bodies Making a change Competitive environment Active involvement in local government
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: Almost impossible to remove a president from power before their terms end. Views of party members may be very different from the interest of the people as a whole leading to unrest. Prime Minister may lack the support of the elected president. Difficult for a monarch to run a modern nation	Its disadvantages are: Inequality Power corruption Political parties spread corruption Political parties spread communal hatred
Example in Sentence	Citizens are not allowed to interfere on the government affairs. The government policy should be renewed for the betterment of the country.	Citizens are not allowed to interfere on the government affairs. The government policy should be renewed for the betterment of the country.