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MAJORS IN POLITICS

The realm of politics encompasses several key areas of study. American politics involves an in-depth examination of the U.S. government at various levels, including local, state, and federal.

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MAJORS IN POLITICS

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POLITICAL THEORY

A subfield of political science that seeks to answer Normative questions
Political theory includes the study of:

Philosophical inquiries into the ethical dimensions of politics

Philosophies of explanation or science

The history of political philosophy

POLITICAL RESEARCH METHODS

It's the study of the many details of empirical social science.
Political methods study seeks to understand the empirical research process in all its complexity
For example:

Analysis

Measurement

Data collection

PUBLIC POLICY

It studies the laws, regulations, and other policies and how are formulated, implemented, and evaluated
This subfield answers questions, like:

What should be the standards for evaluating policies?

Why are ineffective policies sometimes continued rather than discontinued?

What contributes to a policy’s effectiveness?

How can policies be designed to meet specific needs effectively?

What makes a new policy necessary

INTERNATIONAL SUBTOPICS

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Focuses on relationships between and among states
Unlike comparative politics

International relations studies what transpires between state

It studies:

Economic pacts

Military alliances

Regional integration

International organizations

Regional relations

War

AMERICAN POLITICS

The middle of the story is where you add layers of complications that will lead to the end. Reveal more about the character's journey. Did their personality go through changes? How did they overcome the challenges? And as you build up the story’s central conflict, make it more personal to that character. Also, from the middle act, you have to lead into the final act.

Consisting of an analysis of government and politics in the United States
It encompases:

Government

Local politics

State politics

Studies of federal politics

COMPARATIVE POLITICS

In the beginning of the story (or the exposition), you will need to introduce the setting and characters. You might also want to introduce the main conflict. This part of the story is important because it gives the reader necessary background information and maybe even a first insight into a character’s personality.

Focuses on examining how different political systems operate
It can include comparisons of systems at a macro or micro level, comparing general political structures or focusing on individual elements of political systems

Example:

How specific rules governing campaign contributions differ from one country to the next

How democratic and authoritarian political structures differ