College Political Science · Lessons

College Political Science lessons

9 sections · 83 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.

Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

Practice 83 skills across this outline.

Recommended next

Policy Implementation

Public Policy and Administration · Bureaucracy, Implementation, and Governance

Long-form lesson

Weighting distribution

19 categories

Democracy, Polarization, and Governance Challenges

11%

Law, Courts, and Constitutional Politics

11%

Public Policy and Administration · Bureaucracy, Implementation, and Governance

Foundations of Political Science · Core Concepts and Vocabulary

Comparative Politics · States, Regimes, and Institutions

Political Theory · Classical and Modern Political Thought

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of college political science — drill into a card to work its skills.

Public Policy and Administration · Bureaucracy, Implementation, and Governance

4 core skills6% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Policy ImplementationRecommended

Long-form

Administrative LawAvailable

Long-form

Public ManagementAvailable

Long-form

Principal-Agent ProblemsAvailable

Long-form

Public Policy and Administration · Policy Process and Tools

5 core skills5% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Cost-Benefit AnalysisAvailable

Long-form

Policy TradeoffsAvailable

Long-form

Policy Evaluation DesignAvailable

Long-form

Policy Process StagesAvailable

Long-form

Policy ToolsAvailable

Long-form

International Relations · War, Security, and Foreign Policy

4 core skills4% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Causes of WarAvailable

Long-form

Foreign Policy Decision-MakingAvailable

Long-form

Alliances & Security CooperationAvailable

Long-form

Deterrence & EscalationAvailable

Long-form

International Relations · IR Theories and the International System

4 core skills4% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

International InstitutionsAvailable

Long-form

Norms & Identity in IRAvailable

Long-form

Anarchy & SecurityAvailable

Long-form

IR Theoretical ParadigmsAvailable

Long-form

International Relations · International Political Economy (IPE)

4 core skills4% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Distributive Effects of PolicyAvailable

Long-form

Globalization & CapitalAvailable

Long-form

Trade PoliticsAvailable

Long-form

Sanctions, Aid & DevelopmentAvailable

Long-form

American Politics and Government · Institutions and Political Processes

5 core skills4% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Interest Groups & Campaign FinanceAvailable

Long-form

Congress & Legislative ProcessAvailable

Long-form

Presidency & Executive BureaucracyAvailable

Long-form

Judiciary & Judicial ReviewAvailable

Long-form

Parties, Elections & VotingAvailable

Long-form

American Politics and Government · Constitutional Foundations and Federalism

4 core skills4% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Civil Liberties & Civil RightsAvailable

Long-form

FederalismAvailable

Long-form

Separation of PowersAvailable

Long-form

Constitutional DisputesAvailable

Long-form

American Politics and Government · Public Opinion and Political Behavior

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Media & Information EnvironmentsAvailable

Long-form

Political ParticipationAvailable

Long-form

Public Opinion PollingAvailable

Long-form

Political SocializationAvailable

Long-form

Research Methods · Research Design and Causal Inference

5 core skills5% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Case Studies & Process TracingAvailable

Long-form

Experimental DesignsAvailable

Long-form

Variables & Causal MechanismsAvailable

Long-form

Validity & ReliabilityAvailable

Long-form

Correlation vs. CausationAvailable

Long-form

Research Methods · Qualitative Methods and Evidence

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Content AnalysisAvailable

Long-form

Source EvaluationAvailable

Long-form

Comparative Case AnalysisAvailable

Long-form

Citations & Academic IntegrityAvailable

Long-form

Research Methods · Quantitative Methods

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Descriptive StatisticsAvailable

Long-form

Cross-TabulationsAvailable

Long-form

Survey DesignAvailable

Long-form

Regression InterpretationAvailable

Long-form

Foundations of Political Science · Core Concepts and Vocabulary

5 core skills6% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Core Political ConceptsAvailable

Long-form

Explanatory FrameworksAvailable

Long-form

Forms of Political PowerAvailable

Long-form

Regime TypesAvailable

Long-form

Political IdeologiesAvailable

Long-form

Foundations of Political Science · Political Analysis and Argumentation

5 core skills5% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Analytical Essay WritingAvailable

Long-form

Thesis DevelopmentAvailable

Long-form

Evaluating CausationAvailable

Long-form

Normative vs. Empirical ClaimsAvailable

Long-form

Formulating Research QuestionsAvailable

Long-form

Democracy, Polarization, and Governance Challenges

4 core skills11% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Polarization & Democratic BackslidingAvailable

Long-form

Misinformation & TrustAvailable

Long-form

Identity & PoliticsAvailable

Long-form

Inequality & RepresentationAvailable

Long-form

Comparative Politics · Development, Identity, and Conflict

4 core skills5% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Ethnic Politics & NationalismAvailable

Long-form

Civil Conflict & PeacebuildingAvailable

Long-form

Revolutions & Regime ChangeAvailable

Long-form

Modernization & DevelopmentAvailable

Long-form

Comparative Politics · States, Regimes, and Institutions

5 core skills6% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

State Capacity & GovernanceAvailable

Long-form

Electoral SystemsAvailable

Long-form

Democratic vs. Authoritarian InstitutionsAvailable

Long-form

Comparative Methods LogicAvailable

Long-form

Party Systems & CoalitionsAvailable

Long-form

Political Theory · Justice, Rights, and Democratic Theory

4 core skills5% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Rights DebatesAvailable

Long-form

Democratic TheoryAvailable

Long-form

Liberty, Equality & SecurityAvailable

Long-form

Theories of JusticeAvailable

Long-form

Political Theory · Classical and Modern Political Thought

5 core skills6% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Political Philosophy TraditionsAvailable

Long-form

Marxist & Critical TheoryAvailable

Long-form

Classical Political TheoryAvailable

Long-form

Reading Political Theory TextsAvailable

Long-form

Law, Courts, and Constitutional Politics

4 core skills11% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Judicial Review & LegitimacyAvailable

Long-form

Judicial InterpretationAvailable

Long-form

Reading Case BriefsAvailable

Long-form

Judicial Appointments & IdeologyAvailable

Long-form