Which term describes the overall design of government and its institutions?

• A. Political System
• B. Governance
• C. Rights
• D. Society

Answer: (A)

The design of a country’s government and its institutions is described by the political system. It includes how power is arranged among branches, how authority is distributed, the constitutional rules that guide the state, and how different government bodies—like the legislature, the courts, and the executive—interact to govern. Governance is about the ongoing process of making and carrying out those decisions, often involving both public and private actors. Rights are the entitlements people have, and society is the people and their relationships within the country. So, the term that matches “the overall design of government and its institutions” is political system.