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Pros and Cons by Issue

Issue: Crime & Justice

Death Penalty

Q:	Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?

Native American Treaties

Q:	Should the United States Abide by Its Treaties with Native American Tribes?

Private Prisons

Q:	Should Private Prisons Be Allowed in the United States?

Racial Profiling

Q:	Should Law Enforcement Be Allowed to Use Racial Profiling?

Supreme Court Appointment

Q:	Should Supreme Court Justice Scalia's Replacement Be Chosen by President Obama?

War on Drugs

Q:	Should the United States Continue the War on Drugs?

Issue: Economy & Taxes

Churches & Taxes

Q:	Should Churches (Defined as Churches, Temples, Mosques, Synagogues, etc.) Remain Tax-Exempt?

Corporate Income Tax & Jobs

Q:	Does Lowering the Corporate Income Tax Rate Create Jobs?

Federal Oil Subsidies

Q:	Should the Federal Government Continue to Subsidize Oil Companies?

Federal Tax Increase

Q:	Should Any Federal Taxes Be Increased?

Flat Tax

Q:	Should There Be a Flat Tax on Income?

Glass-Steagall

Q:	Should Glass-Steagall Be Reinstated?

Gold Standard

Q:	Should the US Return to the Gold Standard in Which Coin and Currency Are Backed by Gold?

Social Security Privatization

Q:	Should Social Security Be Privatized?

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Q:	Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Agreement Good for America?

Issue: Education

Charter Schools

Q:	Is the Growth of Charter Schools Good for Education in America?

Common Core

Q:	Are the Common Core Standards Good for Education in America?

Teacher Tenure

Q:	Should K-12 Teachers Get Tenure?

Tuition-Free Colleges & Universities

Q:	Should Any Public Colleges or Universities Be Tuition-Free?

Issue: Elections

Citizens United / Campaign Finance

Q:	Was the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision Good for America?

Debates / 3rd Party Candidates

Q:	Should the Presidential Debates Include Third Party Candidates?

Felon Voting

Q:	Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentences (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?

Photo Identification

Q:	Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote?

Public Campaign Financing

Q:	Should US Election Campaigns Be Publicly Financed?

Issue: Energy

Fossil Fuel Leases on Federal Land

Q:	Should New Fossil Fuel Leases on Federal Land Be Allowed?

Fracking

Q:	Should Fracking Be Allowed?

Nuclear Power

Q:	Should the United States Build Additional Nuclear Power Plants?

Issue: Foreign Policy

China a Threat?

Q:	Is China an Economic or Military Threat to the United States?

Cuba Embargo

Q:	Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo against Cuba?

Nuclear Deal with Iran

Q:	Is the Nuclear Arms Deal with Iran Good for America?

Palestinian Statehood

Q:	Should There Be an Independent Palestinian State?

Issue: Guns / Second Amendment

Gun Control

Q:	Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?

Gun-Free Schools

Q:	Should Schools Be Gun-Free Zones?

Gun Violence Research

Q:	Should the Federal Government Study Gun Violence?

No-Fly List

Q:	Should People on the No-Fly List or the Terror Watch List Be Allowed to Purchase Guns?

Issue: Health Care, Abortion, & End of Life Issues

Abortion

Q:	Should Abortion Be Legal?

Mandatory Vaccination

Q:	Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?

Obamacare

Q:	Is Obamacare Good for America?

Parental Consent for Teen Abortions

Q:	Should Parental Consent Be Required for Pregnant Minors to Have Abortions?

Physician-Assisted Suicide

Q:	Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?

Planned Parenthood Funding

Q:	Should Planned Parenthood Receive Federal Funding?

Right to Health Care

Q:	Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to Health Care?

Issue: Immigration

Deportation Raids

Q:	Should the Federal Government Use Raids to Enforce Immigration Laws?

E-Verify System

Q:	Should Checking Employee Immigration Status (as in the E-Verify Program) Be Mandatory for All Employers?

Fence/Wall along US-Mexico Border

Q:	Should the United States Continue to Build the Fence/Wall along the US-Mexico Border?

Pathway to Legalization

Q:	Should Undocumented Immigrants in the United States Be Allowed to Become Legal Residents?

Sanctuary Cities

Q:	Should Sanctuary Cities Continue to Receive Federal Funding for Law Enforcement?

Syrian Refugees

Q:	Should the United States Allow Syrian Refugees into the Country?

Issue: Labor & Wages

Family and Medical Leave

Q:	Should the Federal Government Guarantee Paid Family and Medical Leave?

Federal Minimum Wage

Q:	Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?

Labor Unions

Q:	Do Labor Unions Provide an Overall Benefit to Their Workers in the United States?

Issue: Marijuana & Alcohol

Drinking Age

Q:	Should the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21 to a Younger Age?

Medical Marijuana

Q:	Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?

Recreational Marijuana

Q:	Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal?

Issue: Military & War on Terror

Collaboration with Russia

Q:	Should the United States and Russia Collaborate to Combat Terrorism?

Drone Strikes

Q:	Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad?

Fighting ISIS with US Ground Troops

Q:	Should the United States Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIS?

Guantanamo Bay

Q:	Should the United States Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp?

Iraq War

Q:	Should the US Have Attacked Iraq in 2003?

Military Budget

Q:	Should the US Military Budget Be Increased?

National Service

Q:	Should the United States Have Mandatory National Service (Military or Civilian)?

NSA Surveillance

Q:	Should the National Security Agency (NSA) Continue to Collect Phone and Email Metadata on US Citizens?

Torture / Enhanced Interrogation

Q:	Should Interrogation Techniques That Some Consider Torture, Such as Waterboarding, Be a Legal Option?

Veterans Health Administration

Q:	Should the Veterans Health Administration Be Privatized?

Women in Combat

Q:	Should Women Be Allowed to Serve in Military Combat Positions?

Issue: Race

Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Q:	Should Colleges and Universities Use Affirmative Action for Admissions?

Black Lives Matter

Q:	Is the Black Lives Matter Movement Good for America?

Criminal Justice System

Q:	Is the Criminal Justice System Unfair to Black People?

Issue: Science & Environment

Climate Change

Q:	Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?

GMO Food & Mandatory Labeling

Q:	Should Genetically Modified (GMO) Foods Have Mandatory Labeling?

Keystone XL Pipeline

Q:	Should the United States Authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline to Import Tar Sand Oil from Canada?

Renewable Energy

Q:	Should the United States Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and Towards Renewable Energy?

Issue: Sex & Gender

Gay Marriage

Q:	Was the US Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage a Good Decision?

Religious Liberty

Q:	Should Religious Liberty Give People the Right to Deny Goods and Services for Gay Marriage?

Transgender / Bathrooms

Q:	Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Use the Bathroom of Their Choice?

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