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Taylah
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What do you learn and do in a Political Science related career?
I want to know more about political science and what exactly you do.
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Alyssa Eisenman
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For me when I look into what drew me into Political Science was the engagement that it had taught me to become a better citizen. When I stepped foot into my first Political Science class I was quickly drawn to the subject because it taught me more on the insights of how the government works. There are multiple subcategories of Political Science-American, Comparative, or International-that allow for you to choose where you want to go off of your learning.
The first step would be distinguishing which part of Political Science you would like to know more about. If you go with Comparative Politics you would be looking into how a countries politics would vary from another; for example Brazil and China have two different structures of government, but they are very similar in more ways than one. International Politics relates to Comparative Politics, but they aren't the same. International Politics relates to doing research on how the Feminist Movement has spread throughout the world, or how the G20 summit affects the countries involved and all over the world.
In my case I went with American Politics due to wanting to make a difference within society and being drawn to being more engaged within my community. American Politics has to deal with learning more about the Constitution and figuring out why a 200 year old document still works today in our society. To be able to study Political Science you have to be able to engage yourself in the readings; you will be studying the old theories ranging from Socrates to Niche so it is not a simple read. The theory study allows for you to understand the concepts and why there is a difference between Civil and Common Law. The study of Political Science also shows you a greater understanding of how the branches of government work and why there are checks and balances.
The first step would be distinguishing which part of Political Science you would like to know more about. If you go with Comparative Politics you would be looking into how a countries politics would vary from another; for example Brazil and China have two different structures of government, but they are very similar in more ways than one. International Politics relates to Comparative Politics, but they aren't the same. International Politics relates to doing research on how the Feminist Movement has spread throughout the world, or how the G20 summit affects the countries involved and all over the world.
In my case I went with American Politics due to wanting to make a difference within society and being drawn to being more engaged within my community. American Politics has to deal with learning more about the Constitution and figuring out why a 200 year old document still works today in our society. To be able to study Political Science you have to be able to engage yourself in the readings; you will be studying the old theories ranging from Socrates to Niche so it is not a simple read. The theory study allows for you to understand the concepts and why there is a difference between Civil and Common Law. The study of Political Science also shows you a greater understanding of how the branches of government work and why there are checks and balances.