Praxis Government/Political Science study plan

Write a one-page comparison of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau on the origin, purpose, and limits of political authority

Diagram the arguments of Federalist No. 10 and No. 51, labeling faction, representation, and separation of powers

Trace the Articles of Confederation to Constitution transition, listing five structural weaknesses and the specific remedy adopted for each

Classify ten core theory terms (legitimacy, sovereignty, pluralism, elite theory, social contract, republicanism) with a one-line definition and a concrete example

Map the federalism arc from dual to cooperative to coercive federalism, citing two Supreme Court cases and one statute at each stage

Summarize the incorporation doctrine and select-landmark civil liberties holdings into a one-page timeline

Distinguish civil rights from civil liberties and outline three enforcement mechanisms for each

Explain the linkage between public opinion, political socialization, and voter turnout using three empirical generalizations

Outline the legislative process, committee power, and leadership structure in Congress with a step-by-step flowchart

Compare presidential, parliamentary, and semi-presidential systems on executive selection, tenure, and legislative relationship

Chart the United Kingdom's constitution, cabinet, and party system against the US system across eight dimensions

Define the comparative method and distinguish most-similar, most-different, and single-case designs with one example each

Profile the UK, Russia, and China on regime type, executive-legislative relations, and party systems in structured case notes

Analyze three authoritarian and hybrid regimes for co-optation, repression, and legitimation tactics

Contrast plurality, proportional, and mixed electoral systems using seat-share versus vote-share examples

Interpret a party-system classification and justify the label with two pieces of evidence

Complete case notes on Mexico, Nigeria, and Iran covering state structure, cleavages, and political economy

Differentiate realism, liberalism, and constructivism by assumptions about actors, anarchy, and the possibility of cooperation

Apply the levels-of-analysis framework (individual, state, system) to one current security event in a written paragraph

Compare the UN Security Council, WTO, and EU on membership, decision rules, and enforcement capacity

Explain deterrence, collective security, balance of power, and alliance behavior, applying each to one historical case

Summarize the main arguments and critiques of democratic peace theory in a structured outline

Analyze international political economy topics-trade regimes, monetary systems, development-using two competing theoretical lenses

Write a foreign-policy decision brief identifying actors, instruments, and constraints

Re-derive the major strands of political theory (classical, liberal, Marxist, conservative, and contemporary) from memory in a concept map

Re-teach your five weakest US government topics to yourself in writing, then re-attempt the missed items

Complete two timed half-length US government and political theory practice sections with an error log

Identify and rank your eight weakest subtopics across all four domains for final-week triage

Complete two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions with no breaks or notes

Review every missed item and write the corrected reasoning plus the underlying concept in one sentence

Recite from memory the key definitions, court cases, country case facts, and IR theories on flashcards until 90% accuracy

Finalize a one-page condensed review sheet covering each domain's high-yield frameworks