Most high school political science courses cover the basics — branches of government, elections, public policy — but Kevin connects those topics to the deeper questions his PPE major at Penn tackles daily: Why do democracies sometimes produce illiberal outcomes? What makes institutions stable or fra...

Political science at the high school level often blends theory with current events, and Samuel connects the two naturally. His studies at Harvard span comparative political systems, democratic theory, and institutional design, so he can walk students through everything from Hobbes and Locke to moder...

Law school sharpens how you read political institutions — Alissa's J.D. means she studied constitutional structure, legislative process, and judicial review not as abstract high school topics but as living systems she had to argue about in detail. She brings that depth to teaching concepts like sepa...

As a political science major at Stanford, Margaret is immersed daily in the theories and case studies that high school poli-sci courses introduce — separation of powers, federalism, comparative government structures, and the mechanics of elections. She unpacks concepts like judicial review or intere...

An economics major at Yale spends a lot of time in the overlap between markets and governance — regulatory frameworks, public choice theory, institutional design. Max brings that crossover knowledge to political science, unpacking concepts like federalism, separation of powers, and policy analysis w...

Understanding how a bill becomes law is one thing — understanding why certain bills never make it out of committee requires a different kind of political thinking. Abigail brings real-world experience from a State Senator's office to high school topics like the separation of powers, federalism, and ...

Understanding political systems means more than memorizing branches of government — it requires grasping how institutions, interest groups, and public opinion interact to shape policy. Jeff studied Political Science and Government at Washington University in St. Louis and is heading to law school, s...

Dotty studied Quantitative Social Science at Swarthmore College, which means she can teach political concepts like federalism, civil liberties, and the legislative process through both qualitative analysis and hard data. She connects textbook government structures to current events, so students actu...

Lila is studying Political Science and Latin American Studies at Rice, with a concentration in Politics, Law and Social Thought — so she's actively immersed in the kinds of questions high school political science raises about governance, rights, and institutional design. Her focus on immigration law...

Political ideologies, electoral systems, comparative governance — these aren't abstract concepts to Manuel, who earned his degree in Political Science and Government. He digs into how power structures operate in practice, teaching students to analyze political behavior through real-world case studie...