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Medical Marijuana
Gun Control
Animal Testing
Death Penalty
Recreational Marijuana
School Uniforms
Drinking Age - Lower It?
Social Media
Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide
Illegal Immigration

1ABORTION - SHOULD ABORTION BE LEGAL?

2ACLU - IS THE ACLU GOOD FOR AMERICA?

3ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VS. FOSSIL FUELS - CAN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY EFFECTIVELY REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS?

4ANIMAL TESTING- SHOULD ANIMALS BE USED FOR SCIENTIFIC OR COMMERCIAL TESTING?

5BANNED BOOKS - SHOULD PARENTS OR OTHER ADULTS BE ABLE TO BAN BOOKS FROM SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES?

6BIG THREE AUTO BAILOUT - SHOULD THE BIG THREE CAR MANUFACTURERS BE BAILED OUT BY THE US GOVERNMENT?
HEALTH & MEDICINE

Medical Marijuana
Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide
Vaccines for Kids
Milk - Is It Healthy?
Abortion
Vegetarianism
Obesity a Disease?
Obamacare
Right to Health Care
Prescription Drug Ads

7BORN GAY? - IS SEXUAL ORIENTATION DETERMINED AT BIRTH?

8CELL PHONE RADIATION - ARE CELL PHONES SAFE?

9CHURCHES AND TAXES - SHOULD CHURCHES (DEFINED AS CHURCHES, TEMPLES, MOSQUES, SYNAGOGUES, ETC.) REMAIN TAX-EXEMPT?

10CLIMATE CHANGE - IS HUMAN ACTIVITY PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE?

11COLLEGE EDUCATION - IS A COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH IT?
EDUCATION

School Uniforms
Standardized Tests
Tablets vs. Textbooks
College Education Worth It?
Teacher Tenure
Student Loan Debt
School Vouchers
Corporal Punishment
Banned Books

12COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS - SHOULD COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPLACE THE BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (BCS) WITH A PLAYOFF SYSTEM?

13CONCEALED HANDGUNS - SHOULD ADULTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN?

14CORPORAL PUNISHMENT - SHOULD CORPORAL PUNISHMENT BE USED IN K-12 SCHOOLS?

15CORPORATE TAX RATE & JOBS - DOES LOWERING THE FEDERAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE CREATE JOBS?

16CUBA EMBARGO - SHOULD THE UNITED STATES MAINTAIN ITS EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA?

17D.A.R.E. - IS THE D.A.R.E. PROGRAM GOOD FOR AMERICA'S KIDS (K-12)?

18DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME - SHOULD THE UNITED STATES KEEP DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME?
POLITICS

Death Penalty
Drinking Age - Lower It?
Illegal Immigration
Gun Control
Recreational Marijuana
ACLU - Good for America?
Concealed Handguns
Sanctuary Cities
Under God in the Pledge

19DEATH PENALTY - SHOULD THE DEATH PENALTY BE ALLOWED?

20DRINKING AGE - SHOULD THE DRINKING AGE BE LOWERED FROM 21 TO A YOUNGER AGE?

21DRONE STRIKES OVERSEAS - SHOULD THE UNITED STATES CONTINUE ITS USE OF DRONE STRIKES ABROAD?

22DRUG USE IN SPORTS - SHOULD PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS (SUCH AS STEROIDS) BE ACCEPTED IN SPORTS?

23EUTHANASIA & ASSISTED SUICIDE - SHOULD EUTHANASIA OR PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE BE LEGAL?

24ELECTORAL COLLEGE - SHOULD THE UNITED STATES USE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Animal Testing
Cell Phone Radiation?
Alternative Energy vs. Fossil Fuels
Climate Change

25FELON VOTING - SHOULD FELONS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SENTENCE (INCARCERATION, PROBATION, AND PAROLE) BE ALLOWED TO VOTE?

26FIGHTING IN H0CKEY - SHOULD FIGHTING BE ALLOWED IN HOCKEY?

27GAY MARRIAGE - SHOULD GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL?

28GOLD STANDARD - SHOULD THE UNITED STATES RETURN TO A GOLD STANDARD?

29GOLF - IS IT A SPORT?

30GUN CONTROL - SHOULD MORE GUN CONTROL LAWS BE ENACTED?
ELECTIONS & PRESIDENTS

Felon Voting
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Voting Machines
2016 Presidential Election
Electoral College

31ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA?

32INSIDER TRADING BY CONGRESS - SHOULD INSIDER TRADING BY CONGRESS BE ALLOWED?

33ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT - WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT?

34MEDICAL MARIJUANA - SHOULD MARIJUANA BE A MEDICAL OPTION?

35MILK - IS DRINKING MILK HEALTHY FOR HUMANS?

36MINIMUM WAGE - SHOULD THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE BE INCREASED?

37NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTS - IS REFUSING TO STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AN APPROPRIATE FORM OF PROTEST?
WORLD / INTERNATIONAL

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Cuba Embargo
Drone Strikes Overseas

38OBAMACARE - IS THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (OBAMACARE) GOOD FOR AMERICA?

39OBESITY - IS OBESITY A DISEASE?

40OLYMPICS - ARE THE OLYMPIC GAMES AN OVERALL BENEFIT FOR THEIR HOST COUNTRIES AND CITIES?

41PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADS - SHOULD PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BE ADVERTISED DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS?

42PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON - WAS BILL CLINTON A GOOD PRESIDENT?

43PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN - WAS RONALD REAGAN A GOOD PRESIDENT?
SEX & GENDER

Gay Marriage
Prostitution - Legalize It?
Born Gay? Origins of Sexual Orientation

44PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2008 - WHICH CANDIDATE WOULD MAKE THE BEST US PRESIDENT?

45PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2012 - WHICH CANDIDATE SHOULD BE US PRESIDENT?

46PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2016 - WHO SHOULD BE ELECTED US PRESIDENT?

47PROSTITUTION - SHOULD PROSTITUTION BE LEGAL?

48RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA - SHOULD RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BE LEGAL

49RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE - SHOULD ALL AMERICANS HAVE THE RIGHT (BE ENTITLED) TO HEALTH CARE?

50SANCTUARY CITIES - SHOULD SANCTUARY CITIES RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING?

51SANTA MONICA LOCAL ELECTIONS, 2014 - SANTA MONICA LOCAL ELECTIONS, 2014?

52SCHOOL UNIFORMS - SHOULD STUDENTS HAVE TO WEAR SCHOOL UNIFORMS?

53SCHOOL VOUCHERS - TOP 4 PROS AND CONS

54SOCIAL MEDIA - ARE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES GOOD FOR OUR SOCIETY?
ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS

Social Media?
Video Games and Violence
Drug Use in Sports
Golf - Is It a Sport?
Olympics
National Anthem Protests
Fighting in Hockey

55SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION - SHOULD SOCIAL SECURITY BE PRIVATIZED?

56STANDARDIZED TESTS - IS THE USE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS IMPROVING EDUCATION IN AMERICA?

57STUDENT LOAN DEBT - SHOULD STUDENT LOAN DEBT BE EASIER TO DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY?

58TABLETS VS. TEXTBOOKS -SHOULD TABLETS REPLACE TEXTBOOKS IN K-12 SCHOOLS?

59TEACHER TENURE - SHOULD TEACHERS GET TENURE?

60UNDER GOD IN THE PLEDGE - SHOULD THE WORDS "UNDER GOD" BE IN THE US PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
ECONOMY & TAXES

Minimum Wage
Gold Standard
Corporate Tax Rate & Jobs
Churches and Taxes
Social Security Privatization
Daylight Saving Time
Universal Basic Income

61UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME - TOP 3 PROS AND CONS

62US-IRAQ WAR - SHOULD THE US HAVE ATTACKED IRAQ?

63VACCINES FOR KIDS - SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN?

64VEGETARIANISM - SHOULD PEOPLE BECOME VEGETARIAN?

65VIDEO GAMES AND VIOLENCE - DO VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES CONTRIBUTE TO YOUTH VIOLENCE?

66VOTING MACHINES - DO ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES IMPROVE THE VOTING PROCESS?

67WTC MUSLIM CENTER - IS IT APPROPRIATE TO BUILD A MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER (AKA THE ''GROUND ZERO MOSQUE'') NEAR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE?
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