JUPEBGovernmentBasic Concepts and Principles

Which of the following best distinguishes a political system from a government?

AA government is larger than a political system.
BA political system exists only in democracies.
CA political system is the whole network of institutions and processes through which a society makes binding decisions, of which government is only the formal part.CORRECT
DThey are the same thing.
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
David Easton's systems approach sees the political system as including inputs (demands and supports from parties, pressure groups and the public), the conversion process (government) and outputs (policies). Government is thus one component of the wider system.
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