POSITION PAPER TOPICS
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF POSITIONS. YOU MAY TAKE THE POSITION OF AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT. YOU SHOULD NOT DECIDE YOUR POSITION UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH. REMEMBER – YOU MUST BACK YOUR ARGUMENTS UP WITH FACTS.
THIS IS JUST SIGNING UP FOR THE TOPIC. ONLY ONE PERSON PER TOPIC.
Violent juvenile offenders ought to be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.
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Human genetic engineering is morally justified.
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Capital punishment is justified.
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Terminally ill patients have the right to die when and how they choose.
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The individual ought to value the sanctity of life above the quality of life.
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Students should be allowed to have cell phones in school.
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School vouchers for private schools should be allowed.
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Credit cards do more harm than good.
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Corporal punishment of children should be illegal.
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Parents should not purchase war toys for their children.
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The United States should withdraw from Iraq.
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Schools should ban junk food.
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Pakistan is more an enemy than an ally of the United States.
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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was justified.
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The federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina was appropriate.
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The United States is losing the war on terror.
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Human cloning should be allowed in the United States.
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Professional athletes should not be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games.
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The electoral college should be abolished.
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The United Nations has failed at its mission.
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Parents should be held legally responsible for the actions of their minor children.
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Beauty pageants do more harm than good.
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The Constitution should be amended to allow foreign-born citizens to serve as President.
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Homeland security is more important than the protection of civil liberties.
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Violent video games should be banned.
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Schools should ban animal dissection.
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Teacher’s wages should be increased.
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The use of cellular phones while driving should be banned.
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The United States should have a draft for military service.
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Public funds should not be used for professional sports stadiums.
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Schools should provide for single sex instruction.
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Florida should substantially increase the minimum wage.
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The United States should pay reparations for slavery.
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Schools should allow outside food vendors for lunch.
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The United States should adopt English as the official national language.
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Illegal aliens should be deported and have to immigrate legally.
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Cigarettes should be illegal.
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Television is a bad influence.
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Torture is justified for national security
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School attendance should be voluntary.
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The Supreme Court should end affirmative action in higher education.
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The invention of gunpowder did more good than harm.
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The United States should have more than two political parties.
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The government has taken separation of church and state further than originally intended.
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The Constitution should contain a right to privacy.
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The North should have let the South secede.
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Slavery was not the primary cause of the Civil War.
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Supreme Court justices should be elected.
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The President has too much power.
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An open adoption policy is preferable to a closed adoption.
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Television liquor ads promote underage drinking.
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China should be condemned as a violator of human rights.
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It was necessary to drop the atomic bomb at the end of World War II.
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Hunting animals is morally acceptable.
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Zoos preserve endangered species.
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Fetal tissue research is moral.
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Flag burning should be banned.
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Television violence contributes to juvenile crime.
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Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized.
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Home schooling is an effective method of education.
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Global warming is a serious threat.
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America’s drinking water is safe.
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Nuclear power is a viable energy source.
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Chiropractors help heal many ailments.
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Shelters help the homeless.
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Women are victims of discrimination in the workplace.
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Women should be allowed to serve in military combat.
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Schizophrenia is genetic.
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Competitive sports are unhealthy.
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Labor unions are still necessary.
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Charter schools are superior to regular public schools.
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The smoking of marijuana should be legalized.
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Public display of affection should be allowed in school.
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Women who are already on public assistance for their current children should be restricted from having more children until such time as they can provide for the children they already have.
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Normalization of relations with Cuba is in the best interest of the United States.
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America should step-up efforts to prevent attacks of our bases in Afghanistan.
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America should take steps to solve the situation in Somalia and to prevent it happening again.
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Private ownership of guns should be banned.
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Current American military weapons are out-dated and need to be replaced.
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Water boarding is justified when dealing with terrorist.
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“Going Green” would greatly benefit the earth’s animal population.
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The drinking age should be lowered to eighteen.
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There should be a flat income tax where all pay the same percentage on what is earned.
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There should be term limits for those serving in Congress.
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The mainstream media gives a fair and balanced view of the news.
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The Supreme Court’s job is limited to interpreting the original Constitution.
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Social Security should be rescued.
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The job of a prison is not only to punish, but also to rehabilitate.
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Vitamin supplements are a waste of money and have few health benefits.
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