6b: Testing Assigned Search Tool

Ethnicity in Politics
ethnicity + politics + United States
March 3, 2009
137 Hits
I would say this search was pretty relevant so I would give it a 5

Race in Politics
race + (in politics)
March 5, 2009
191 Hits
A little bit less relevant I would say maybe a 3

Racial Diversity in the United States
racial diversity + politics + United States
March 9, 2009
191 Hits
I would relavancy would be a 4

Ethnicity in Politics
+ethnicity-world+politics+United States
March 8, 2009
99 Hits
Very relevant a 5

3b: Writing Search Strings

Search engine math:
ethnicity
+ethnicity +politics
+race +politics +United States

politics
+African-American +politics +Unites States
+minorities +politics +representation
"ethnicity in politics"
"race in politics"

United States
+race +government +United States
+Barack Obama +race +United States
"ethnic representation in United States politics"

search engine Boolean:
ethnicity
ethnicity OR race in politics in the United States
race AND ethnicity in government
ethnicity AND race (United States or government)

politics
poltics AND minorities in the United States
conservative OR liberal race representation
poltics AND Barack Obama NOT Jesse Jackson

United States
United States AND ethnicity (politics OR government)
United States NOT world (ethnicity AND race in politics)