Which term is defined as the process of governing?

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

Answer: (B)

Governance is the way a society is directed and managed—the processes, rules, and institutions that decide how power is exercised, decisions are made, and resources are allocated. This fits the phrase “the process of governing” because it emphasizes how governing is carried out: who participates, how decisions are made, how policies are implemented, and how accountability is maintained. A political system describes the structure or arrangement of government (such as democracy or monarchy), which is related but focuses on the framework rather than the ongoing process of governing. Rights are the entitlements people have, not the act of ruling. Criteria are standards used to judge or evaluate something, not the act of governing.