Saturday, February 7, 2009

Developing My Research Question

This handout actually helped me in my topic as I answered a series of questions.

The WHAT questions:
What are the statistics of different races in politics?
What is the fascination with Barack Obama?
What factors does race influence on politics?
What has the election of our president done to the landscape of politics today?

The WHY questions:
Why has it taken it so long to have a African-American represent the highest power in the land?
Why has Hollywood become a major force in politics?
Why has race in politics become controversial?
Why did Obama chose Biden as his vice president?
Why are Muslims stereotyped, and does this lead to a misconception about them in politics?

The WHEN questions:
When was the first person of race elected in to office?
When will we see a Muslim hold a high position in our government?
When did we see a significant and positive outlook in race in politics?

The WHERE questions:
Where is the majority of races represented in government?
Where will our next president of race come from?
Where is the best place to find information on race in politics?
Where is the highest voter concentration in the United States?

The WHO questions:
Who are current Muslims in politics?
Who does Barack Obama consider a role model?
Who are the most represented races in our government?
Who has benefited the most from having an African-American in The White House?

The HOW questions:
How can people of different races become important players in politics?
How did Barack Obama's campaign win his election?
How did the Latino vote favor Obama?
How will a person of race succeed?

The WOULD and COULD questions:
Would the landscape of politics have been the same if McCain would have won?
Could we ever have a Muslim president?
Could we ever have a Mexican-American president?
Would Barack Obama have won if he didn't have the support from the entertainment industry?

The SHOULD questions:
Should laws be put into place requiring people of race to represent our government?
Should we look beyond race in politics?
Should we judge race in politics if our president does not deliver?

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