Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Political affair may refer to the illicit or scandalous activities of public , such as the Watergate affair , or to a legally constituted government department , for example , the United Nations Department of Political Affairs .
Simplified: For example , a political affair may be describing some bad activities of public officials , such as the Watergate affair , or the Dreyfus affair .