Question

Explain the concept of political apathy.2. Why is political knowledge important?3. What is the incentive for citizens to vote?4. Distinguish government from politics.5. List and provide an example of the functions of government.6. What is public policy? Provide some examples.7. How does democracy satisfy the

Answer 1

1

Answer:

Political apathy can be describes as the lack of interest in politics in any form by an individual or a group.

Explanation:

• Political apathy might be in the form of;

1. Not participating and lack of interest in elections including voting.
2. Lack of interest in political events such as campaigns, meetings and so forth.

Political apathy is very dangerous to a state since it leads to non-participation in state matters by citizens.

2

Answer:

Political knowledge is important in the sense that;

Explanation:

• It leads to informed political decisions from the citizens, for instance, if the citizens which in turn lead to right selections hence giving the fruits of good leaders.
• Political knowledge leads to active participation in politics, this in turn leads to demand for accountability from the leaders, and hence, good and productive governance.

3

Answer:

The incentive for citizens to vote is a reward offered for voting to citizens in order to encourage them to vote.

Explanation

• The most important incentive for voters, is the need for representation.
• This needs drives citizens into a desire to vote and participate in the process of choosing someone to represent their issues.
• The need to participate and influence the leader of their choice acts as an incentive to make them vote.

4

Answer:

Politics is the equitable distribution of scarse resources among a population, while government is the body that runs state matters.

Explanation:

• Politics is actually the process of running government.
• Politics influences government directly through leadership.
• It is the leaders from politics that shall now manage the government and therefore manage state resources.
• It is the government formed out of politics that equitably distributes resources to a population under their jurisdiction.

5

Answer:

Below are some of the functions of the government;

Explanation:

1. Generally, the government has the duty to run state affairs.
2. The government provides public goods under its obligation to distribute public resources equitably among its population.
3. The government also protects the territorial integrity of the state and also provides internal security for its population.

6

Answer:

Public policy is a guide to the actions and decisions that are taken by people in an organization. It can be described as the guide to what shall be done, when and how by administrators.

Explanation:

• Some examples of public policy are;

1. The affordable medical care act - this one gives an outline to decision making in the field of health on affordable medical care, it has got the basic guidelines to be used in affordable medical care.
2. Minimum wage policy - this policy gives a basic outline on what should be considered when deciding about the wages of individuals in a state. It gives the guidelines to follow in the process.

7

Answer:

Democracy is basically the rule of people.

Explanation:

• Democracy as a form of government provides the leadership needs of the citizens.
• This is because, through democracy, citizens are able to influence decision on who is going to lead them when and why.
• This does away with gaps for questions of unsaticifaction from the citizens, since it gives them absolute power over leadership patterns.