AI Use Cases for Politics at HWS

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Summarize a policy brief — Condense a healthcare reform document into key points.

Give me (1) a three-sentence summary, (2) five bullet-point key claims, and (3) anything the author asserts without supporting evidence. Text below:

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I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Define political terms — Explain federalism, gerrymandering, and sovereignty clearly.

Define each term in one clear sentence, then give a concrete example of each in context. Once I've read them, quiz me on them one at a time and tell me what I got wrong and why.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Explain a political theory — Clarify social contract theory with historical context.

Start with a one-sentence definition, then explain it as if I'm 10, then give a real-world analogy. Finish by flagging anything scholars genuinely disagree about — and tell me what you're unsure of.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Brainstorm essay topics on voter turnout decline — Generate research angles on voter turnout decline.

Give me 10 options grouped into 3 themes, then mark the 3 most original and explain what makes them stronger.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Draft a constituent email — Write a message to a representative advocating a position.

Keep it under 150 words: polite, specific, with one clear ask. Give me two versions — one formal, one warmer. Don't include real names, ID numbers, or anything private.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Explain a Supreme Court case — Summarize the holding and reasoning of a landmark ruling.

Start with a one-sentence definition, then explain it as if I'm 10, then give a real-world analogy. Finish by flagging anything scholars genuinely disagree about — and tell me what you're unsure of.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Suggest counterarguments — List rebuttals to an argument about term limits.

Give me 10 options grouped into 3 themes, then mark the 3 most original and explain what makes them stronger.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Outline a debate position — Structure talking points on immigration policy.

Give a topic-sentence outline only — not full prose. For each section, state the argument it makes and the evidence it would need.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Compare two ideologies — Contrast liberalism and conservatism on the role of government.

Give me a table of the key similarities and differences, then one short paragraph on which difference matters most and why.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Draft a press release — Write an announcement for a mock campaign event.

Help me write this, don't write it for me. First ask me 3 questions about my argument, then propose a thesis and a section plan. Do not draft full paragraphs until I approve the plan.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Analyze polling data — Explore survey crosstabs and summarize demographic voting patterns.

I'm uploading my dataset. First describe what's in it and flag any data-quality problems, then answer my question, and show the code you ran so I can check it myself.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Synthesize scholarship on democratic backsliding — Group by mechanism and note where the evidence is contested.

Walk me through how to do this step by step. Ask me any clarifying questions first, and show your reasoning so I can check it.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Compare political systems — Contrast parliamentary and presidential governance structures analytically.

Give me a table of the key similarities and differences, then one short paragraph on which difference matters most and why.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Build a policy analysis memo — Structure a cost-benefit evaluation of a proposed regulation.

Walk me through how to do this step by step. Ask me any clarifying questions first, and show your reasoning so I can check it.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Plan a campaign strategy — Design a message and outreach plan for a local race.

Break this into phases with milestones, working backwards from [DUE DATE]. Include the top 3 risks and how I'd mitigate each.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Code legislative text — Categorize bill provisions into thematic policy areas systematically.

Tell me what's wrong, explain why it happens, then give the corrected version. Walk through the fixed code line by line with a concrete input.

[PASTE YOUR CODE AND THE ERROR HERE]

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Run a regression analysis — Use R to model factors predicting election outcomes.

I'm uploading my dataset. First describe what's in it and flag any data-quality problems, then answer my question, and show the code you ran so I can check it myself.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Design a survey experiment on framing and policy support — Design a study measuring how framing shifts policy support.

Propose a research question, hypotheses, method, sample and sampling strategy, and the analysis plan. Then critique the weaknesses of your own design.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Build a custom policy-research GPT — Create a GPT summarizing and comparing legislative proposals.

Draft the name, description, instructions and 4 conversation starters for this Custom GPT. The instructions should tell it to ask clarifying questions and to admit when it doesn't know.

I'm a Politics student at HWS. My task: Analyze roll-call voting with code — Script analysis of legislator voting patterns and party unity.

Tell me what's wrong, explain why it happens, then give the corrected version. Walk through the fixed code line by line with a concrete input.

[PASTE YOUR CODE AND THE ERROR HERE]