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| Business and Marketing Issues |
- Should we increase minimum wage?
- Should we ban telemarketing?
- Should credit card promotions be limited/banned?
- Should companies be allowed to send commercials through our cell phones?
- Should there be restrictions on advertising that targets children?
- Should there be restrictions on advertising that promotes alcohol/tobacco use?
- Should there be restrictions on advertising in public schools?
- Should Teens be encourgaged to work during high school years?
- Should sports arenas be "branded" by companies?
- Should local shoppers patronize superstores like Wal-Mart?
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| Community Issues |
- Should teens be required to participate in community service activities?
- Should every citizen be required to perform voluntary national service?
- Should our public library include a young adult section/programming?
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| Environmental Issues |
- Are electric cars a good strategy for reducing air pollution?
- What penalties should apply to littering?
- Should recycling be mandatory?
- Should weekly restrictions be placed on household trash production?
- Is animal experimentation morally acceptable to develop products/medicines that benefit humans?
- Do zoos preserve endangered species or harm animals?
Consider other questions related to the topics of: Energy Consumption, Hunting, Trash |
| Family Issues |
- Should the orphanage system be reestablished?
- Should foreign adoptions be encouraged?
- Should transracial adoption be encouraged?
- Is an open adoption policy preferable to a closed adoption?
- Do fathers have legitimate reasons for refusing to pay child support?
- Can shelters help the homeless?
- Should society sanction gay partnerships?
- Does day care harm children?
- Should men and women share domestic responsibilities?
- Is the foster care system effective?
- Should welfare be limited by time?
- Should parents of students who are excessively absent from school be prosecuted under the law?
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| Gender Issues |
- Are women victims of discrimination in the workplace?
- Is sexual harassment in the workplace exaggerated?
- Should women serve in military combat?
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| Global Issues |
- Should Americans be required to learn a second language?
Consider other questions related to the topics of Amnesty, Fair Trade, Genocide, Global Warming |
| Health, Beauty, Sexuality Issues |
- Do DNA databases jeopardize our privacy?
- Do needle exchange programs help to prevent disease?
- Are beauty contests harmful?
- Should doctors be allowed to prescribe contraception for girls under the age of 16?
- Should HIV positive workers have to tell their employers of their status?
- Should sex offenders be named and shamed?
- Should assisted suicide be legalized?
- Should we legalize the sale of human organs?
- Should mothers stay at home to raise their children?
- Should the morning-after pill be banned?
- Should the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport be legalized?
- Is sport really good for us?
- Should humans be allowed to receive animal organ transplants?
- Could genetic screening of embryos harm society?
- Should pregnant addicts be prosecuted?
- Is the tobacco industry to blame for leading people to smoke?
- Can curbs on cigarette smoking advertising help prevent teenage smoking?
- Will genetically altered animals benefit humankind?
- Is alternative medicine safe and effective?
- Can mental attitude affect biological disease?
- Is milk consumption harmful?
- Are vitamin supplements beneficial?
- Are weight-loss treatments harmful?
- Are homeopathic remedies beneficial?
- Is compulsive gambling an uncontrollable disease?
- Can sexual orientation be changed?
- Should people be required to wear seatbelts?
- Should people be subjected to s econdhand smoke?
- What are the dangers of plastic in storing foods (especially in water bottles)?
- What dangers do energy drinks (ex. Monster) pose to teens?
- What are the risks of abusing prescription drugs (ex. Adderol, Oxycotin, Coricidin)?
- Why is eating convenience foods (junk food, fast food, trans fats, etc.) bad idea?
- Why should teens eat a good breakfast?
- Why should riders wear a helmet (while on a motorcycle, dirtbike, four-wheeler, snowmobile, etc.)?
Consider other questions related to the topics of: Birth Control, Body Piercing, Breakfast, Cosmetic Surgery, Chastity, Childhood Obesity, Date Rape, Dieting, Fast Food, Genetically Enhanced Foods, Junk Food, Online Dating, Teen Pregnancy, Vaccinations, Vitamin Supplements |
| Legal Issues |
- Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their children?
- Should acts of hate be criminalized?
- Government Fraud and Waste
- Should people pulled over fur DUI have their license suspended for life?
- Should families of victims be allowed to decide the punishment of those who commit crimes?
- Should convicted sex offenders' names be made public?
- Should females in the military be excluded from combat and other "hazardous" duties?
- Does the Patriot Act violates civil liberties?
- Should the driving age be raised to 18?
- Should semi-automatic weapons be banned?
- Should teens who murder be executed?
- Should hunting be outlawed?
- Does the "three strikes" law deter crime?
- Should violent juvenile criminals be tried as adults?
- Can prison boot camps reform young defenders?
- Do victim's rights threaten defendants' rights?
- Should tough laws target gangs?
- Is juvenile crime a serious problem in the schools?
- Does television violence contribute to juvenile crime?
- Are curfews effective and constitutional?
- Is DNA fingerprinting reliable?
- Should the jury system be reformed?
- Are courts overburdened with frivolous lawsuits?
- Should teens use cell phone use while driving (soon to be illegal for teens in Wisconsin)?
Consider other questions related to the topics of: Immigration, Gun Control, Curfews, Hate Speech, Racial Profiling, ID Theft |
| Media Issues |
- Should all MP3 music belong in the free public domain?
- Should spam e-mails be outlawed?
- Should governments censor material on the world wide web?
- Does television have a negative influence on society?
- Is it correct for university authorities to ban hate speech?
- Should cell phone use in cars be banned?
- Is reality television a positive or negative cultural phenomenon?
- Does the media portray women/minories/homosexuals negatively?
- Should there be stricter/less strict television/movie/music/video game ratings?
- Requirements for children's educational programming
- Do television liquor ads promote underage drinking?
- Do talk shows exploit society's victims?
- Should government funding of the arts be restricted?
- Are movie ratings effective in curbing violence?
- Should video games be censored?
- Do social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, etc.) threaten Internet safety?
- Why is it a bad idea to download illegal music or movies?
- Should MP3 players be permitted in school?
Consider other questions related to the topics of: Celebrity Gossip, Cell Phone Use, Censorship, Chatrooms, Cyberstalkers, Hip-Hop Music Lyrics, Internet Filters, Internet Pornography, Internet Privacy, MySpace/FaceBook, Public Radio/Television, Violent Video Games |
| School Issues |
- Mandatory language classes in elementary schools
- Should students be required to pass proficiency tests in order to graduate from high school?
- Should pagers and cell phones be allowed in school?
- Should smoking be allowed in school?
- Academic dishonesty should always be santioned by termination of student status for a specified term.
- Should schools require student uniforms?
- Should condoms be available in high school?
- Should high schools be segregated by the sex of the student?
- Should "home schooling" be permitted?
- Should students failing their classes in high school have their driver's license revoked?
- Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers?
- Should children be given sex education in schools, or should this be the responsibility of the parents?
- Should the state fund schools run by particular faiths?
- Should schools require their students to wear a school uniform?
- Should Physical Education in schools be compulsory?
- Should schools be allowed to teach creationism alongside evolution as part of their science curriculum?
- Should examinations be replaced with other forms of assessment?
- Should school students face mandatory drug-tests?
- Should the government offer school vouchers?
- Does multiculturalism benefit students?
- Can sex education programs prevent teenage pregnancy?
- Should tracking and ability grouping be eliminated?
- Should schools distribute condoms?
- Is home schooling an effective method of education?
- Will stricter dress codes improve the educational environment?
- Should disabled children be mainstreamed?
- Should school programs stress the acceptance of homosexuality?
- Why should students take a foreign language while in high school?
Consider other questions related to the topics of: Academic Dishonesty, Academic Freedom, Bilingual Education, Grading, Reading, School Uniforms, Semester Exams, Sex Education, National Testing, Year Round Schooling |
| Sports Issues |
- Should s alary caps be placed on professional athletics?
- Should steroids be banned from sports?
- Should professional athletes be permitted to strike?
- Should professional sports be allowed to draft athletes out of high school?
- Should pros be allowed to draft college athletes before they graduate?
- Should professional stadiums be publically funded?
- Should community sports programs be publically funded?
- Should alcohol sales be banned at sporting events?
- Can competitive sports be unhealthy?
- Should college athletic programs be reformed?
- Has athletes' greed marred professional sports?
- Should women's sports be gauranteed e qual money?
- Should college athletes be paid?
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