Read through the following 100 statements carefully. In the margins to the left of the numbers, put a + if you strongly
agree, a – if you strongly disagree, or an 0 if you are neutral, indifferent, or have a hard time deciding a position about the
statement.
Also as you progress, circle the number of any statement that strikes you as important, controversial, or interesting,
particularly if you strongly agreed/disagreed with the statement.
From your circled statements, choose 5 that you believe merit more discussion.
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There should be a ban on television advertising aimed at children.
The U.S. was wrong to invade Afghanistan.
The U.N. should attack North Korea
Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs) should be labeled as such for all consumers.
All immigrants should be forced to wear identification designating them as non-citizens.
Any business has the right to refuse service to anyone based on their religious beliefs.
It is morally unacceptable to experiment on animals for the benefit of human beings.
Stem cell research is a positive step for mankind.
Human beings should not be allowed to use animals for sport.
Anorexics/Bulimics should be forced fed in order to survive.
Euthanasia should be a Constitutional right.
Resources found in the Antarctica region should be banned for all nations.
Policeman should be armed with machine guns.
The government should continue to subsidize artists.
The assassination of enemy dictators is justifiable.
Beauty contests should be banned as insulting to women.
Blood sports should be banned in the U.S..
Boxing should be banned in the U.S..
Cameras should be placed in classrooms.
Marijuana should be legalized.
Marijuana should be legalized for cancer patients.
Recreational drugs should be legalized and sold by the government.
The death sentence should be imposed for - the killing of policeman.
The death sentence should be imposed for - the killing of children.
The death sentence should be imposed for - rape.
The death sentence should be imposed for - kidnapping
The death sentence should be imposed for - the killing of anyone
Seattle should establish a curfew of 10 o’clock for all minors on school nights.
Stricter punishments should be given to minors who commit adult crimes.
As science improves, parents should be able to choose the sex of their offspring.
Parents should be required to have a license to have children.
Adults should be required to vote or be penalized (You state the punishment).
High schools should be allowed to distribute free birth control.
The Confederate flag should be allowed to be flown on public buildings.
Girls 16 and under should be allowed to receive prescriptions for contraceptives without their
parents being notified.
The U.S. should be allowed to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife area.
The drinking age in Washington should be lowered to 18 or 19.
Middle/High school students should have mandatory drug tests.
Performance enhancing drugs should be legalized for professional sports.
School start times should be later for high school students.
A voucher system should be created to make schools more competitive.
The U.S. should change the term of the presidency to one, six year term.
Washington should ban EOG testing.
Extremist parties should not be allowed to be placed on voting ballots.
Nazi/Klu Klux Klan/pro-Taliban groups should be allowed to hold parades.
Parochial schools should receive state funding.
The burning of the U.S. flag in protest should result in a jail sentence.
All U.S. students should be required to learn a foreign language.
No U.S. businesses should offer Spanish speaking options
The government should censor any songs containing violent or expletive material.
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There should be a federal minimum wage of $10/hour.
Hand guns should be made illegal to own in Washington.
AIDS or HIV positive workers must be compelled to tell their fellow employees of their status.
Hollywood films have made a negative impact on today’s children.
Video games have made a negative impact on today’s children.
Advertisers have made a negative impact on today’s children.
Television shows have made a negative impact on today’s children.
Parents should be allowed to spank their children for disciplinary purposes without fear of
prosecution.
Students should not be allowed to be home schooled.
As science progresses, human cloning should not be allowed.
The U.S. space program wastes too much money and should be reduced.
Humans should be allowed to sell their organs.
Governments should be able to censor ____________ on the web.
The U.S. should immediately withdraw its troops from Iraq.
The Israeli wall should be taken down.
The ban on elephant ivory should be lifted.
The Kurds in Iraq should be allowed to form their own state.
The government should only publish information in English.
Marriage should require a ____ year/month waiting period.
The minimum voting age should be 16.
The U.S. should reinstate the draft.
Public schools should be segregated.
Drivers should be forbidden to use any type of cell phone.
All 18 year olds should be required to provide three years of service to their country in the form of
the military, Peace Corps, National Parks Service (Name your own).
Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay should be tried or released.
Negative political advertising on television should be banned.
The U.S. government should be allowed to negotiate with terrorists.
Washington should provide free nursery education for single mothers.
The Olympics are no longer worth supporting.
Parents should be held legally responsible for the criminal acts of their children.
Parents should be required to spend _____ school days in class with their children each year
through middle school or ______________________ (state the punishment).
Exotic animals should not be allowed as pets.
Physical education should be a requirement for every day of school through middle school.
People who stand accused of crimes should not be allowed to “plea bargain”.
People should be allowed to be married to more than one person.
The use of “profiling” for all public transportation should be increased.
Farmers should be allowed to grow hemp and marijuana in the United States.
People serving prison sentences should have the right to vote.
Washington should increase the use of referendums.
We should no longer continue to teach children to believe in Santa Claus.
Students should be allotted a period of time each day for prayer and devotion.
Seattle should require its middle school students to wear school uniforms.
All middle school children in WA should be taught sex education in/by 6th grade.
Boys and girls are better off being taught separately at the middle school level.
The ancestors of former slaves should receive monetary compensation.
School should be taught four days a week for nine hours each day (8 to 5).
Administrators should do random checks of any student’s locker.
Suicide should be legally allowed.
Puerto Rico should be named the 51st state.
The Ten Commandments should be placed in all courtrooms/schools.