Research Challenge Description: The research challenge is an opportunity to expl

Research Challenge
Description: The research challenge is an opportunity to explore in-depth a particular issue or case example relating to Canadian politics. It is not, however, a research paper. Instead, this exercise: 1) is a replacement for the standard research paper; and 2) will strengthen your research skills to enhance future research papers.
This assignment will cover all aspects of a research paper without the actual final stage of writing the paper. It is, indeed, a research challenge!
You will be provided with a list of potential research topics.
Grading: Following the grading rubric included in UR Courses, this assignment is graded according to your creativity, diligence, academic curiosity, research skills, and ability to form an argument.
Instructions:
1) Pick one question from the list of potential research topics.
2) Develop a research question (which must be related to the course content and end with a “?”).
3) Find five (5) academic sources and summarize these, focusing on their relevance to your research question. These summaries require a full citation for the academic source and proper citation of page numbers
4) Create an argument based on these texts. The argument should be 150-200 words.
5) Create a fitting title (125 characters maximum).
Due date:
Assignments are to be submitted on Friday, November 1 at 12 p.m. through UR Courses.
Potential Research Topics:
1. There are various political parties in Canada, which exist along a political spectrum. Describe these.
2. Political ideology is dead in Canada. Debate.
3. There are three main branches of the Canadian government, each with distinctive roles. Explain these.
4. Political parties are built around the caucus. Examine the role of the caucus to explain the importance of voting with the caucus and illustrate the pitfalls of voting against the caucus.
5. Federalism a flexible political system, that offers benefits to the Canadian government. Describe the system and benefits.
6. Canada has a long and storied history around enfranchisement, or the right to vote; this continues today with the democratic deficit. Explain the history of voting and the contemporary phenomena of the democratic deficit.
7. What is Canada’s political culture? How is it a fundamental element to its political system?
8. Socialization has a role in determining political culture and identity. What does this look like in Canada?
9. A nation and a state are different. Explain.
10. Negative and positive liberty and differing concepts of liberties in Canada. Describe these.
11. Sovereignty has a set path. What is it?