2008-2010 Honors Study Topic: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences
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Mar 30th, 2006 • Category: Discussion Grid: Political Science
- When there is conflict between “good” economics and “good” politics, which most often triumphs?
- In what ways do politicians use the power of political rhetoric to influence constituents to support issues and policies that work against their constituents’ economic self interests?
- Why at the end of the 19th century did freedmen see land, education, and the right to vote as the means by which they could access power?
- To what extent has Affirmative Action allowed women and people of color to achieve economic power?
- How and why will access to water determine the balance of global political power in the 21st century?
- How much money does it take to become a United States Senator from your state? Who were the largest contributors to your current Senators’ last campaigns?
- Is it morally right to use military force for economic gain? Why, or why not?
- In what ways do political parties gain or lose power by accepting individual and corporate contributions?
