(a) Government as an academic field of study is an academic field of study, government which means the study of political institutions and theories which deal with acquisition and use of political power.
(b) The branches of Government as an academic filed of study are:
(i) Public Administration: This deals human management in government establishments or public affairs.
(ii) International Relations: This area deals with diplomacy and external relations with other countries
(iii) Political Thought/Theories: The ideas of early political thinkers e.g. Locke, Hobbes, Machiavelk.
(iv) political Economy: It deals with fiscal and monetary policies of a country.
(v) Comparative politics: It deals with comparative analysis of governments of other countries.
Or Branches of Government as the machinery / institution of the state:
(i) Legislature: The branch that makes law.
(ii) Executive; the group that formulates and executes policies.
(iii) Judiciary: The branch that interprets laws and adjudicates disputes