When you search for articles, books, and other information, you need to use keywords. Below is a list of keywords or categories of keywords that could be used in the library databases. You can use this on their own or mix and match them to narrow your results.
- Activism
- Campaign or Political Campaign
- Civics
- Communications, Media
- Comparative Politics
- Conflict or Specific Conflict (e.g. Vietnam War, Cold War, etc.)
- Congress
- Constitution
- Election
- Executive Branch
- Geopolitics
- Global Politics
- Globalization
- Government Level (Local, State, Federal, International)
- House of Representatives
- Identity Politics
- International Relations
- Judicial Branch
- Legislation
- Legislative Branch
- Military
- Policy
- Political Philosophy
- Political Theory or Theorist
- President
- Protest
- Public Administration
- Public Law
- Public Opinion
- Rights or Specific Rights
- Senate
- Specific Historical Era
- Specific Piece of Legislation or Law
- Specific Political Movement
- Specific Political Party or Group (e.g. Republican, Democrat, Whig, Tory, etc.)
- Specific Social Movement
- Specific Type of Government
- Voters
- Voting or Voting Rights
