a system of knowledge, assessments, moods and feelings, through which the awareness of the political sphere by subjects – individuals, groups, nations, etc. – takes place. Political consciousness is a system of ideas, theories, views, representations, feelings, beliefs, emotions of people, moods, which reflect nature, the material life of society and the entire system of social relations; it is a system of knowledge and evaluations, thanks to which there is an awareness of the sphere of politics by subjects acting in the form of individuals, groups, classes, communities. It is a necessary element of the functioning and development of the political system as a whole.