Mason wrote the following research question for a research paper on the 19th Amendment: "What are the exact ways elections would change if the 19th Amendment were repealed?” Which statement best describes the problem with Mason’s research question?

The question asks for the exact changes that would happen in a hypothetical future where the 19th Amendment is repealed. Those outcomes cannot be known with certainty; they would depend on how laws and elections changed afterward. Mason could instead ask about likely effects or historical consequences of the amendment. The best choice is “It is not answerable.”

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