Teaching Resources

Below you will find a variety of resources for teachers and faculty advisors. These include scenarios to guide students familiar with the policy analysis tools through a set of research questions related to agenda setting and institutional capacity and lesson plans for undergraduate and graduate level courses in American politics, Congress, and public policy. Be sure to visit our sister site LegSim, which offers undergraduate and high school students a chance to participate in their own virtual legislature.

• A set of lesson plans for instructors of undergraduate and graduate level courses are available. Find syllabi from instructors who utilize Policy Agendas data in their classes, including our Undergraduate Fellows Program.
• Scenarios guide users through a set of questions which can be addressed using the Policy Agendas Project data. Pre-constructed figures showcasing policy trends and instructions for custom analyses are included.
• LegSim is a virtual legislature where students can actively participate in all aspects of legislative politics, from writing and voting on legislation, to debate and committee work.