Assignment task:
Below you will see a series of proposed research questions. Which of the following categories (empirical; theoretical/hypothetical; normative; factual/procedural) does each fall into?
Q1. What factors influence countries to choose one of the four basic models (the Beveridge, Bismark, National, or Out-of-Pocket) of health care systems?
Q2. Should the United States enact laws to facilitate additional legal immigration while simultaneously taking steps to reduce additional illegal immigration?
Q3. When are democratic states more or less likely to impose costly economic sanctions on their trading partners?
Q4. Does the United States have a moral obligation to continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia?
Q5. What impact would the election of Donald Trump in November 2024 have on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Q6. Under what conditions are developed countries more or less likely to enact mandatory measures to curb climate change emissions?
Q7. What is the relationship between a country's overall economic well-being and the likelihood that its incumbent political leader will be re-elected?
Q8. How might a national ban on the sale of AR-15-style rifles affect the number of school shootings in the United States?
Q9. How many U.S. states have moved to restrict abortion procedures since the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling in 2022?
Q10. Which countries in the world use a proportional representation system to elect members to their national legislatures?