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K-12 schools should ban junk food sales.
Medical testing on animals does more good than harm.
School vouchers should be allowed.
Corporal punishment of children should be illegal.
Middle schools should have mandatory drug testing for participation in
extracurricular activities.
Food aid does more harm than good.
Cell phones should be allowed in schools.
The United States of America should rely on alternative energy sources instead of
fossil fuels.
Television is a bad influence on children.
All schools should provide students with music and art education.
American intervention in Iraq has done more good than harm.
Homework should be banned.
States should raise the driving age to 18.
The legal system should have the option to charge juveniles as adults in murder
cases.
The United States should ban the death penalty.
Classrooms should have closed-circuit cameras.
In this case, Grand Theft Auto is more responsible than Devin Moore for the crime.
The United States should amend the Constitution to allow foreign born citizens to
serve as President.
The United States should have a draft for military service.
Beauty pageants do more harm than good.
Stem cell research should be expanded.
Fast food restaurants do more harm than good.
Schools should provide for single sex instruction.
The US should eliminate farm subsidies.
Zoos do more harm than good.
Fried foods should have warning labels.
Professional athletes should be role models.
Wal-Mart is good for America.
Algebra should not be required for high school graduation.
Businesses should not place advertisements in schools.
It is unethical to eat meat.
In the case of student lockers, school safety is more important than student privacy.
Fossil fuels are easily replaced.
Single sex schools are better for students than co-ed schools in grades K-12.
The President of the United States should be elected by the direct vote of the
people.
There should be year-round schooling for students in grades K-12.
Using cell phones while driving
Eating fast-food
Voting
Organ donation
Blood donation
Stem-cell research
Educational costs
Lowering the drinking age
Immigration
Smoking in public
Public displays of affection
Prayer in schools
Seat belt laws
Helmet laws
Mandatory retirement ages
Social security
Speed limits
Smoking
Airport security
Ritalin
Media bias
Gun control
Hunting
Oil drilling in Alaska
Alternative fuels
Vegetarianism
Animal testing
Paying college athletes
Volunteering
Speaking English in America
Taking care of your teeth
Privacy rights
Advertising
Cosmetic surgery
Internet dating
Having pets spayed/neutered
School uniforms
Parental pressure on child actors and
athletes
Living wills
Public funding of sports stadiums
Welfare reform
Cell phones in public
Personal hygiene
Factory farms
Organic farming
Over-development
Over-population
Toll roads
State vehicle inspection
Landfills
Animal trapping
Littering
Crying babies in public
School breakfast programs
Internet gambling
The Patriot Act
TV ratings
Nuclear power
Prison over-population
Education in prisons
Drinking more water
E-mail SPAM
Video games and children
Women’s rights
Children divorcing their parents
Adoption
Smog
Minimum wage
Child Labor Laws
Cloning
The War in Iraq
Recycling
Drinking and driving
Food additives
Are UFO’s real?
Are ghosts real?
Paparazzi
Steroid use
Evolution
Pledge of Allegiance
Why we should get proper sleep
Juveniles getting adult jail sentences
The “insanity defense”
Wearing bike helmets
Puppy mills
Influences of rock music on children
Child abuse
Police corruption
Donating money to charity
Water conservation
Is NASCAR a sport?
Deadbeat dads
Stay at home moms
Chewing tobacco
Drug abuse
Censorship on the radio
The homeless
Street gangs
Graffiti
Inflation
Private schools
Eating red meat
Curfews
Becoming foster parents
Brand name products vs. Generics
Should pro athletes make less?
Fire safety
Learn CPR
Family sizes
Musical censorship
Eat more chocolate
Drink more orange juice
Watch the news
Drive slower
Travel more
Academic dishonesty
Read more
Stomach stapling
Radar detectors
Fishing regulations
Using public transportation
Watching less TV
Cigar smoking in public
Family values
Children and violent toys
Eliminate pennies
Make TV more educational
Medical research funding
Downloading/copying copyrighted
materials
Keep public bathrooms clean
Public television/radio
Buy security alarms
Illegal aliens
Artificial hormones in food
Global warming
Don’t take education for granted
Home schooling
School choice
Save your money