1. Should we have more
jails in order to prevent overcrowding and keep inmates in prison?
2. Should students have to wear uniforms?
3. Should college athletes be paid for
playing?
4. Should state colleges be free to attend for
in-state residents?
5. Should all American citizens have to
complete a year of community service?
6. Should students be required to take a
foreign language course?
7. Should marijuana be legal for medicinal
purposes?
8. Should the voting age be lowered to
thirteen?
9. Should the driving age be raised to
twenty-one?
10. Should students be paid for having good
grades?
11. Should illegal immigrants be allowed to
get drivers licenses?
12. Should students’ textbooks be replaced by
notebook computers?
13. Should students have to pass a basic
skills test to graduate high school?
14. Should Americans have to enter the military for one year after
high school?
15. Should food be
genetically modified
16. Should high school
classes be weighted?
17. Should girls be allowed to play on boy’s
sports teams & vice versa?
18. Should teens be able to buy violent video
games?
19. Should boys and girls be in separate
classes?
20. Should teenage girls be allowed to get
birth control without the permission of their parents?
21. Should our country have a universal health
care program?
22. Should immigration laws be reformed?
23. Should the federal government recognize
civil unions (i.e. gay marriages)?
24. Should people who download music and
movies illegally be punished?
25. Should school athletes have to be on the
honor roll to play in games?
26. Should music with curse words be allowed
at school dances?
29. Should schools offer fast food options
like McDonalds or Taco Bell?
30. Should cities offer free public Wi-Fi?
31. Should the government place a tax on junk
food and fatty snacks?
32. Should people travelling in airplanes have
to undergo intensive security screenings?
34. Should people be allowed to keep exotic
animals like chimpanzees or tigers?
35. Should people be allowed to keep pit-bull
dogs?
36. Should the city offer a bike-sharing
program?
37. Should there be an ordinance citing people
who fail to recycle $50?
38. Should there be an ordinance citing people
who play music too loudly $50?
39. Should celebrities who break the law face
stricter penalties?
40. Should larger passengers have to pay for
two plane or movie theater tickets?
41. Should people have to get a license to
become parents?
42. Should there be tougher federal
restrictions for content on the Internet?
43. Should people be allowed to curse on
daytime television?
44. Should sexual education be taught in
public schools?
45. Should students be able to get free
condoms at school?
46. Should students who commit cyber bullying
be suspended from school?
47. Should corporations be allowed to
advertise in schools?
49. Should more be done to protect and
preserve endangered animals?
50. Is it appropriate for students and
teachers to be friends on Facebook?
51. Should students have open campus lunch
periods? 52. Should schools be allowed to count days in session for snow days when kids work online at home?
53. Should abortions be legal in cases of rape
and incest?
54. Should the death penalty be used to punish
violent criminals?
55. Should students learn about world
religions in public schools?
56. Should schools start later in the morning?
57. Should the USA end overseas military
operations?
58. Should politicians be allowed to accept
campaign contributions from corporate lobbyists?
59. Should people with terminal illnesses have
the right to doctor assisted suicides?
60. Should stem cell researchers be able to
use the stem cells from aborted babies to cure diseases?
61. Should school athletes have to take drug
tests?
62. Should professional athletes have to take
drug tests?
63. Should high school students have to
complete community service hours to graduate?
64. Should teens over 13 years be allowed into
R rated movies?
66. Should scientists be allowed to test
products intended for human use on animals?
67. Should unhealthy fast food products be
sold with a warning label?
68. Should there be a tariff or tax on
products manufactured outside of the country?
69. Should students or teachers receive money
for scoring well on standardized tests?
70. Should everyone under the age of 17 have a
11:00 PM curfew?
71. Should schools with low scores on
standardized tests be closed?
72. Should minors be allowed to drink
alcoholic beverages in their homes with their parents’ consent?
73. Should students be allowed to drop out
before they turn 18 years old?
74. Should alcohol manufacturers be allowed to
advertise on television?
75. Should students as young as fourteen be
allowed to hold jobs?
76. Should people who are caught driving drunk
lose their licenses for a year?
77. Should students who fail their classes be
retained and have to repeat the grade?
78. Should large businesses and corporations
be required to employee a number of minorities proportionate to the population?
79. Should children in temporary living
situations with 3.0 GPAs earn free college tuition?
80. Should gambling and sports betting be
illegal or should the government regulate it?
81. Should children who commit violent crimes
be tried as adults?
82. Should the government be allowed to detain
suspected terrorists without trial?
83. Should the government censor internet
content deemed inappropriate?
84. Should teachers have to wear uniforms or
have a dress code?
86. Should the state execute dogs that have
bitten someone?
87. Should texting while driving be illegal?
88. How much is too much with regard to texting and social media?
89. Should parents limit texting or computer use? and What harm is there in texting (addiction)?
90. Should cloning be allowed?
91. What should and could be done regarding human trafficking?
92. How does body image impact lifestyle? or How does the media impact body image? and is that good or bad?
93. Should factory farming be allowed in America?
94. Should children of undocumented immigrants be allowed citizenship status?
95. Should our welfare system have reform?
96. Is it necessary to be concerned about poverty in America?
97. Is social media impacting social skills?
98. Should students have social media limited by schools or parents?
99. Should presidential powers be limited?
100. Should violent children be tried as adults?
101. Should illegal immigrants have the same rights as citizens?
102. Should athletes be tested for performance enhancing drugs? Should they continue to be tested in the future (ex. Lance Armstrong)?
103. How serious is teenage drunk or distracted driving (texting/talking on phone)?