TC logic

It has been argued that politics as -------, whatever
its transcendental claims has always been the systematic organization of common hatreds.
(A) a theory
(B) an ideal
(C) a practice
(D) a contest
(E) an enigma
Its from Bigbook Test 3
(Answer is C)
Guys, please help me with the logic, as in why Practice, I went for A.
Please help

Gregmat could you please reply on this?

you might find the solution in old gre walkthrough test 3

Politics is not a subject or something you study. Dont confuse it with Political Science

yeah, that’s what I did exactly!