Assignment task: From the following research question, what are the dependent variables, independent variables and the hypothesis?
"What are the three most dangerous threats to United States national security that the emergence of Ubiquitous Surveillance has created in the previous five years?"
For example:
RQ: What are the most important ingredients for grass to grow? (identifies the topic and scope of inquiry)
DV: ingredients for grass to grow (this is the "effect" you are investigating; in this case, this is the list of the most important ingredients)
IVs: IV 1 sunlight; IV 2 oxygen; IV 3 water (these are the main "causes" of the "effect" you are investigating; in this case, these are the most important ingredients)
Hypothesis: Sunlight, oxygen, and water are the most important ingredients for grass to grow. (this combines your variables into a single statement that shows their cause-and-effect relationship and provides a viable best educated guess at the answer to the RQ you have posed)