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Politics
28. ACLU
CORE QUESTION
Is the ACLU Good for America?
Right to Privacy
Abortion
Does the Hyde Amendment, Prohibiting the Use of Federal Funds
for Abortions and Allowing Health Care Professionals to Refuse
to Perform Abortions, Conflict with Women's Reproductive
Rights?
Do Mandatory Parental Involvement Laws Infringe on Minors'
Rights and Endanger Their Health?
Should "PartialBirth" (Third Trimester) Abortion
Be Banned?
Does the "Unborn Victims of Violence Act" (UVVA),
Protecting Fetal Rights, Threaten Abortion Rights?
Does the ACLU Protect the First Amendment Rights of Abortion
Protesters?
Birth Control
Should Employers Be Required to Provide Health Insurance Coverage
for Contraceptive Services and Supplies?
Would Mandatory Parental Notification Laws Regarding Contraceptive
Prescriptions Negatively Affect Teenage Girls' Health?
Should Health Care Workers Be Required to Offer Emergency Contraceptives
(aka Plan B or the "Morning After Pill") to Victims of
Sexual Assault?
Does AbstinenceOnly Education Work?
DNA Database
Should Employers and Insurance Companies Be Allowed to Gain
Access to Our Genetic Information?
Should the Government Be Allowed to Collect DNA Samples from
NonViolent and NonConvicted Offenders?
Religion
Religion and Religious Holidays
Is the ACLU AntiReligion?
Is the ACLU AntiChristian?
Is the ACLU Against Christmas or Other Religious Holidays?
Religion and Government
Is the Principle of "Separation of Church and State"
Mandated by the Constitution?
Do Religious Displays on Public Property Violate the Constitution?
Do School Vouchers Violate the Prohibition on Government Funding
of Religion by Making Public Money Available to Private Religious
Schools?
Should the ACLU Challenge Government Sponsorship of the Boy
Scouts of America (BSA)?
Religion in Public Schools
Should SchoolSponsored Prayer Be Allowed in Public Schools?
Would Amending the US Constitution to Allow for a Moment of Silence
or Voluntary Prayer in Public School Undermine the First Amendment?
Should Intelligent Design Be Taught as Science in Public Schools?
Discrimination
Race
Does the US Need Affirmative Action?
Should Racial Profiling Be Accepted as a Law Enforcement Practice?
Is Desegregation in Public Schools Still Necessary to Achieve
Racial Equality?
Gender
Has Welfare Reform Helped Poor Women Improve Their Lives?
Is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) a Good Law?
Is Title IX, the Law Protecting People against Discrimination
Based on Their Sex, a Good Law?
Should HIV Testing for Pregnant Women Be Mandatory?
Disability
Sexual Preference/Orientation
Should Homosexuals Have "Equal Protection" Rights
Based on Their Sexual Orientation?
Should SameSex Marriage Be Allowed?
Should the US Constitution Be Amended to Prohibit SameSex
Marriage?
Should Gays and Lesbians Be Restricted from Adopting Children?
Should Public Schools Allow GayStraight Alliances?
Immigrants
Does the Real ID Act Unfairly Target Immigrants?
Is Illegal Immigration an Economic Burden to America?
National Security
USA PATRIOT Act
Full Text of the USA PATRIOT Act (PDF 400 KB)
Should the USA PATRIOT Act Have Been Made Law?
Does the USA PATRIOT Act Diminish Civil Liberties?
Does the PATRIOT Act Allow the Government to Conduct Secret
Searches and Access Records of Individuals Held by Third Parties, without
Providing Sufficient Judicial Overview?
Does the PATRIOT Act Provide the Government with Excessive
Power to Conduct Searches, Surveillances and Wiretaps of US Citizens?
Does the PATRIOT Act Unfairly Target Minority and Immigrant
Communities?
War on Terror
Does the ACLU Undermine the War on Terror?
What are National Security Letters (NSLs)?
Do National Security Letters Give Excessive Surveillance
Power to the Government?
Does the "NoFly" List Make Us Safer?
Criminal Justice System
Police Conduct
Is the ACLU ProCriminal?
Should Racial Profiling Be Accepted as a Law Enforcement Practice?
Should the Government Be Allowed to Collect DNA Samples from
NonViolent and NonConvicted Offenders?
Sentencing / Prisons
Have Mandatory Minimum Jail Sentences Been an Effective Tool
in the War on Drugs?
Should Felons Be Allowed to Vote?
Does the Protection of Prisoners' Civil Rights Go Too
Far?
War on Drugs
Should Illegal Drugs Be Legalized?
Have Mandatory Minimum Sentences Been an Effective Tool in
the War on Drugs?
Should Incarceration Be Substituted with Treatment for Drug
Offenders?
Do Current Drug Laws and Policies Discriminate Against Minorities
and Women?
Death Penalty
Freedom of Expression
Free Speech
What Is Free Speech?
Would Amending the US Constitution to Prohibit the Desecration
of the US Flag Limit Free Speech?
Is the ACLU Justified in Claiming That Limits on Political Campaign
Contributions and Expenditures Compromise Free Speech?
Does the ACLU Fail to Protect the First Amendment Rights of Abortion
Clinic Protesters?
Does the ACLU Support Child Pornography?
Does Regulating Access to Pornographic Content on the Internet
to Protect Minors Infringe on the First Amendment Rights of Adults?
Hate and Offensive Speech
Do University Regulations Against Offensive Speech Often
Inhibit Freedom of Expression?
Do Hate Crime Laws Often Violate the Right to Free Speech?
Should the ACLU Defend Free Speech Rights of White Supremacists?
Other Issues
Boy Scouts
Voting Rights
Political Affiliations
Second Amendment
Prostitution
PhysicianAssisted Suicide
29. Concealed Handguns
30. Death Penalty
CORE QUESTION
Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?
Background / General
What is the Death Penalty and Capital Punishment?
What Makes a Death Penalty Case Different from Other Criminal
Cases?
What Are Considered Capital Crimes in the United States?
What Are the Forms of Execution in the United States?
What Are the Federal Acts and Policies Governing the Death Penalty?
How Are Federal and State Death Penalty Standards Different?
Moral & Ethical Issues
Is the Death Penalty Immoral?
Should Physicians Participate in Executions?
What Is the Hippocratic Oath?
Legal Considerations
Is the Death Penalty Unconstitutional?
Has DNA Testing Led to Significant Improvements in the Criminal
Justice System?
Is Poor Representation by Public Defense Attorneys a Widespread
Problem in Capital Cases?
Is Prosecutorial Misconduct a Widespread Problem in Capital
Cases?
What Is Clemency?
Does Clemency Serve as a Safeguard in Capital Punishment Cases?
Deterrence & Retribution
Does the Death Penalty Deter Crime?
Should Executions Be Made Public?
Should the Death Penalty Be Used for Retribution?
Social Issues
Does a Person's Race Affect the Likelihood of Him/Her
Receiving the Death Penalty?
Does a Person's Income Level Affect the Likelihood of
Him/Her Receiving the Death Penalty?
Should a Death Penalty Moratorium Be Implemented?
Should Victims' Opinions Matter When Considering the
Death Penalty?
Death Penalty vs. Life in Prison
What Is Life in Prison without Parole?
Is Life in Prison without Parole a Better Option Than the Death
Penalty?
Does the Death Penalty Cost Less Than Life in Prison without
Parole?
Religious Views
Does Buddhism Support the Death Penalty?
Does Christianity Support the Death Penalty?
Does Hinduism Support the Death Penalty?
Does Islam Support the Death Penalty?
Does Judaism Support the Death Penalty?
31. Drinking Age
32. Illegal Immigration
CORE QUESTION
What Are the Solutions to Illegal Immigration in America?
Is the legalization of illegal aliens a good solution to illegal
immigration in America?
Is amnesty a good solution to illegal immigration?
Is deportation a good solution to illegal immigration?
Is a fence along the U.S. Mexico Border a good solution to illegal
immigration?
Is the enforcement of existing immigration laws alone a good
solution to illegal immigration in America?
Definitions
What Is Illegal Immigration?
What Is Legal Immigration?
Should the Term "Illegal Alien" Be Used to Define
Persons in Violation of Immigration Law?
Immigration Quotas
Should Immigration Quotas Be Increased?
Would an Increase of Immigration Quotas Reduce Illegal Immigration?
Cuban Refugees
Should Cubans Who Are Intercepted at Sea while Trying to Reach
the United States Be Sent back to Cuba?
Economic Impact
Is Illegal Immigration an Economic Burden to America?
How Are Illegal Immigration and Globalization Related?
Immigrants' Rights and Access to Services
Should Immigrants in the United States Illegally Have Constitutional
Rights and Protections When on American Soil?
Should Immigrants in the United States Illegally Have Access
to Social Services Such as Health Care and Public Education?
Should Immigrants in the United States Illegally Be Allowed
to Buy or Rent Homes in the United States?
Should Immigrants in the United States Illegally Be Allowed
to Obtain a Driver's License?
Taxes
Are a "Fair Share" of Taxes Being Paid by Immigrants
Who Are in the United States Illegally?
Labor Market American Workers and Employers
Does Illegal Immigration Harm American Workers (for Example,
through Job Displacement or Lower Wages)?
Should Employers Who Unknowingly Hire Immigrants Who Are in
the United States Illegally Receive Lighter Penalties?
Should EVerify, the Federal Government's Electronic
Employment Verification System, Be Mandatory for All Employers?
Amnesty and Legalization Debate
What Is an Immigration Amnesty?
Is Amnesty a Good Solution to Illegal Immigration?
Is the Legalization of Immigrants in the Country Illegally
a Good Solution to Illegal Immigration in America?
Should Labor Unions Support an Immigration Amnesty?
Deportation Debate
What Is Deportation?
Is Deportation a Good Solution to Illegal Immigration?
Should Immigrants in the United States Illegally Who Are Parents
of US Citizen Minors Be Deported?
Borders
Should the US Military Patrol the Borders?
Should Volunteer Civilian Groups Such as the Minutemen Patrol
the Borders?
Was a Fence along the US Mexico Border a Good Solution to Illegal
Immigration?
Federal Immigration Law Enforcement
Is the Enforcement of Existing Immigration Laws Alone a Good
Solution to Illegal Immigration in America?
Does Immigration Law Discourage Legal Immigration?
State and Local Law Enforcement
Should State or Local Governments Enforce Federal Immigration
Laws?
Crime
Should Overstaying a Visa Be Considered a Federal Crime (vs.
a Civil Offense)?
Does Illegal Immigration Relate to Higher Crime Incidence?
How Does Illegal Immigration Affect the US Prison System?
What Happens (Deportation, Prison Transfer, Incarceration,
etc.) to Immigrants Who Are in the United States Illegally Who Commit
Crimes in the United States?
Should Immigrants in the United States Illegally Who Are Convicted
of a Crime be Deported from the United States?
Terrorism
Does Illegal Immigration Pose a Terrorist Threat to the United
States?
National Identification Card
Should the United States Implement a National Identification
Card to Help Control Illegal Immigration?
Legislation, 2000 2007
Is the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement
(SAVE) Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088) a Good Piece of Legislation?
Is the 2006 KennedyMcCain Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Act (CIRA) a Good Piece of Legislation?
Is President Bush's Secure Border Initiative a Good Plan?
Is the 2005 SensenbrennerKing Border Protection, Antiterrorism,
and Illegal Immigration Control Act a good piece of legislation?
What Was the 2000 Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act?
Historic Legislation, 1790 1996
What Was the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility (IIRIRA) Act?
Was the 1994 Californian Proposition 187 a Good Piece of Legislation?
What Was the 1990 Immigration Act (IMMACT 90)?
Was the 1986 SimpsonMazzoli Immigration Act a Good Piece of
Legislation?
What Was the 1965 HartCellar Immigration Act?
What Was the 1952 McCarranWalter Immigration Act?
What Was the 1943 Magnuson Immigration Act?
What Was the 1924 JohnsonReed Immigration Act?
What Was the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act?
What Was the 1790 Alien Naturalization Act?
33. Social Security Privatization
34. WTC Muslim Center (archived 2013)
RELIGION
Churches and Taxes
Under God in the Pledge
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
37. Alternative Energy vs. Fossil Fuels
38. Animal Testing
39. Cell Phones
40. Climate Change
SPORTS
44. College Football Playoffs(archived 2012)
45. Drug Use in Sports
46. Golf Is It a Sport?
SEX & GENDER
41. Born Gay? Origins of Sexual Orientation
42. Gay Marriage
43. Prostitution
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
22. Social Networking
23. Video Games and Violence
HEALTH & MEDICINE
12. Abortion
13. Euthanasia
14. Medical Marijuana
15. Milk
16. Obamacare / Health Care Laws
17. Obesity
18. Prescription Drug Ads to Consumers
19. Right to Health Care
20. Vaccines for Kids
21. Vegetarianism
EDUCATION
1. College Education
2. D.A.R.E.
3. Standardized Tests
4. Tablets vs. Textbooks
5. Teacher Tenure
ELECTIONS & PRESIDENTS
6. 2008 Presidential Election (archived 2009)
7. 2012 Presidential Election (archived 2013)
8. Bill Clinton
9. Felon Voting
10. Ronald Reagan
11. Voting Machines
MONEY & BUSINESS
24. Big Three Auto Bailout (archived 2009)
25. Corporate Tax Rate & Jobs
26. Gold Standard
27. Insider Trading by Congress (archived 2012)
WORLD / INTERNATIONAL
47. Cuba Embargo
48. Drones
49. IsraeliPalestinian Conflict
50. USIraq War(archived 2011)
