Government & Political Science

Explore civics, political institutions, public policy, and global systems of government with classroom-ready lessons and activities.

Foundations of Government & Political Theory

Origins of government, power, legitimacy, and classic political thinkers like Locke, Hobbes, and Montesquieu.

Constitutional principles, structure, amendments, and the framework of American government.

Division of powers, federal and state authority, and modern debates over federalism.

Structure and powers of Congress, lawmaking process, representation, and the role of committees.

Powers of the president, the cabinet, federal agencies, and the modern administrative state.

Judicial review, the federal court system, and landmark Supreme Court decisions.

Individual rights, due process, equal protection, and movements for expanded civil rights.

Party systems, platforms, campaigns, primaries, and how elections shape government.

Who votes, how citizens participate, civic duties, and ways to engage in public life.

Polling, political socialization, the role of media, and the impact of digital communication.

Interest groups, PACs, Super PACs, lobbying strategies, and money in politics.

How policy is made and debated on issues like the economy, healthcare, education, and the environment.

Diplomacy, defense, international alliances, and the role of the United States in world affairs.

Parliamentary vs. presidential systems, federal vs. unitary states, democracies and authoritarian regimes.

Liberalism, conservatism, socialism, communism, nationalism, populism, and other global ideologies.

Political systems in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

International organizations, alliances, conflict, peacekeeping missions, and collective security.

Universal human rights, international courts, war crimes, and global justice.

Global economic institutions, trade, environmental policy, and shared global challenges.