Thursday, September 15, 2011

20 Questions

1. How would you describe what "the American political character" is?
2. How did the Arabs/Muslims in the U.S. react or feel during/after the occurrence of 9/11? Arabs in the Middle East?
3. Are there more immigrants now than the time after 9/11?
4. Do immigrants ever think of fleeing to other countries other than the U.S.?
5. Do more immigrants come into the U.S. or European countries?
6. If you are deported, are you allowed to come back into the country?
7. The text states, "most people who are born poor in the United States stay poor," but how many of them actually try to change their class? Or what can they do, since they are not able/ struggle to support themselves financially?
8. Do the poor decide not to vote themselves or are there factors that affect their decision on voting?
9. Do younger politicians generally consider needs and interests of citizens around their age, older citizens, or the younger generations?
10. If all those involved in politics have the same goals and ideas, shouldn't race, gender, religion, etc. be excluded in one's thought process of who will participate?
11. How did they decide who the 'Founding Fathers' would be?
12. Would young adults/teenagers be more interested in politics if they are more involved and are more educated about politics at a younger age?
13. If there is no basis for political unity, what do politicians base their decisions off of?
14. Do foreign countries require their citizens to speak the language for their land, like the U.S. requires you to speak English?
15. If Americans wish to reduce exclusion because of one's race, ethnicity, or religion, why do many people still question or emphasize these factors, especially while making decisions?
16. What is the purpose of asking one's ethnicity?
17. Why do schools question students about which ethnicity they are?
18. Does the government continuously have to create new categories of the types of minorities because of multiracial people, especially in today's society where people of different ethnicities marry, potentially extending their multiple-raced backgrounds?
19. How does one's ethnicity affect their beliefs in politics?
20. Generally, why don't we see many minorities involved in politics and the government?

1 comment:

  1. 1. I think that teenagers would be more interested in politics if they were more involved and educated about it because understanding how it works makes it more interesting. Also, if they were involved they would feel more pressure to voice their opinions and do what they think is right.
    2. I agree with number 15 in that I don't understand why people single out minorities. Our Country is supposed to be very diverse, so why have all presidents until now been white and still all presidents have been male.

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