IMPROMPTU TOPICS--SOCIAL ISSUE TOPICS

1. Is democracy really on the rise?

2. Should music be censored?

3. Should staying in school be a requirement for having a driver's license?

4. Should wearing motorcycle helmets be a national law?

5. Should the U.S. extend more foreign aid?

6. Does America really believe in democracy?

7. Should a national abortion policy be adopted?

8. Are American politicians corrupt?

9. Should books be banned?

10. What messages are we getting through the media?

11. Is America's political system moral?

12. What could be done to improve the American educational system?

13. Is censorship a violation of freedom of expression?

14. Should the U.S. invade Iraq again to get rid of Saddam?

15. Is the two-party system dead?

16. Should more legal services be available for battered wives?

17. Should rapists and child molesters receive the death sentence?

18. What's wrong with our justice system?

19. Should teenagers accused of capital crimes be tried as adults?

20. Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?

21. Do morality and politics mix?

22. Is capital punishment ever justified?

23. Is TV worth watching?

24. Is racism still a problem in the United States?

25. Should the U.S. increase aid to the former Russian republics?

26. What should be done to curtail gang violence?

27. Is communism still a threat?

28. Should the budget for the space program be increased?

29. How can we decrease pollution in the U.S.?

30. Should all nuclear weapons be eliminated?

31. How can we solve the problem of family violence?

32. Are politics and honesty incompatible?

33. Should juvenile offenders be tried as adults?

34. Should states have the right to refuse hazardous wastes from other states?

35. Are prisons the answer for solving crime?

36. Should we be allowed to refuse life-prolonging medical treatment?

37. Is the death penalty used too much?

38. How can the cost of health care be contained?

39. Are the courts too lenient on criminals?

40. Should handguns be banned in the U.S?

41. Are we doing enough to solve child abuse?

42. How can we solve the problem of drug abuse?

43. Should we be allowed to burn the flag?

44. Is violence ever the answer?

45. Is recycling the answer to solid waste?

46. Do we still need to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense?

47. How can we eliminate racism in the U.S?

48. Should the movie rating system be revised?

49. Are parents too lenient with their children?

50. Are we becoming a nation of illiterates?

Date: 2014-12-29; view: 1134