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Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Abortion should remain legal. Abortion, now legal, should be
outlawed.
Abortion
Key words: Roe v Wade; partial-birth abortion; abortion pill (RU-486) 1
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The ACLU is a neutral organization that The ACLU enforces the will of the
defends the rights of all. Democratic Party by threatening lawsuit
against those who disagree with party
policy.
ACLU
2
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Children should be adopted by whoever Children should be adopted only by
will care for them. people of the same race.
Adoption,
Cross-Racial
3
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Colleges should continue to use Colleges should accept students based
Affirmative Action to help determine who solely on their scores and portfolio – skin
will get into its programs. color should not be a factor.
Affirmative
Action
Key words: racial quotas, quota systems, Grutter v. Bollinger 4
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Airport searches are necessary to protect Airport searches invade personal privacy
the American public from terrorism. and do little to protect the American
public from terrorism.
Airport Security
Key words: TSA, Fourth Amendment 5
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Intelligent life probably exists on many Intelligent life is probably rare in the
planets throughout the universe. universe, if it exists anywhere else at all.
Alien Life
Key words: The Drake Equation, The Rare Earth Hypothesis, The Fermi Paradox , SETI 6
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
There is no evidence suggesting aliens Some evidence suggests that aliens
ever visited the Earth. visited the Earth in ancient times.
Ancient UFOs
Key words: ancient astronauts, Eric von Daniken, paleocontact 7
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
New drugs and medical procedures should Animal experimentation is cruel and
be tried on animals before they are tried on unnecessary.
humans.
Animal
Experimentation
8
Supporting the Status Quo: The Ark of the Against the Status Quo:
Covenant was lost long ago. Researchers may choose ONE theory to
support:
The Ark is buried in Mount Nebo.
The Ark is hidden in The Temple Mount of
Jerusalem.
The Ark is in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
The Ark is in Southern Africa.
The Ark is in Languedoc, France.
The Ark is in United Kingdom.
The Ark is in Ireland.
The Ark is in Shikoku, Japan.
The Ark is in Sanpete County, Utah.
Ark of
the Covenant
9
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Atlantis must be considered mythical. Atlantis once existed as a historical
place.
Atlantis
Key words: Thera, Bimini Wall 10
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Getting government money for art should The government should not use tax-
always be free of restrictions. payer’s money to fund art that is
offensive to the taxpayer.
Art, Taxpayer
Funding
Offensive
Key words: National Endowment for the Arts, Andres Serrano 11
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Evidence supporting Bigfoot is flawed or Evidence shows that Bigfoot is a living
faked. creature in North America.
Bigfoot
Key words: sasquatch, cripplefoot, Patterson film, Memorial Day Film, Freeman Film, 12
Minnesota Iceman
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Immigrant children should be taught Immigrant children should receive
English as quickly as possible instead of education in their own language, not in
being taught in their native languages. English.
Bilingual Education
Key words: bilingual education 13
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Border control should remain under States should be allowed to control their
Federal authority, not a state’s. borders if the Federal Government won’t.
Border Control
Key words: Arizona SB 1070 14
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Boxing should remain a legal sport. Boxing should be outlawed with other
gladiatorial events.
Boxing
15
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
There is no reliable evidence that the There is a distinct difference between
streaks seen in the sky are anything other ordinary jet exhaust and chemtrails; the
than jet exhaust. government is spraying dangerous or
unknown chemicals.
Chemtrails
Key words: Chemtrails, contrails, Stratospheric Aerosol GeoEngineering, What on Earth 16
are they Spraying?
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Small children should not be subjected to Beauty pageants do not harm small
beauty pageants; it is harmful to them. children any more than other childhood
activities.
Child Beauty
Pageants
Key words: 17
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Churches should be allowed to hire and to The government should force churches
marry those who believe as they do. to hire gay employees and to marry gay
couples, even if it is against their beliefs.
Churches,
Freedom of
18
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Human beings should not be cloned. There is no problem with cloning
humans.
Cloning
19
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
The government should not intervene in Child obesity is child abuse. The
cases of child obesity. government should intervene into
families in which this occurs.
Child Obesity
20
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Child-rapists should continue to earn Child-rapists should never be released
parole and be released back into the from prison.
public.
Child-Rapists
Key words: Jessica’s Law, the Jessica Lunsford Act, pedophiles 21
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Each person should finance their own way College is too expensive for young
through college. No one should expect people to pay for. College should be
others to pay for their college tuition. financed by the government.
College, free
or self-
financed
22
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Condoms should continue to be distributed A program distributing condoms by
by stores and clinics, not schools. schools should begin in our state.
Condoms in Schools
23
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Our state should not adopt the death Our state should have a death penalty.
penalty.
Death Penalty
24
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Doctors should not kill their patients. Doctors should be able to help patients
end their lives.
Dr-Assisted
Suicide
25
Key words: Physician-Assisted Suicide, Dr. Kevorkian
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
High school students should not be High school students should be allowed
allowed to drop out. to drop out.
Dropouts,
legalizing
26
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
A stricter dress code improves student A stricter dress code makes little
behavior and achievement. difference in student behavior or
achievement.
Dress Codes
27
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
We should continue to import our oil from We should drill our own oil, even in
other countries. Alaska.
Drilling in Alaska
Key words: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, energy independence 28
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
American schools are seriously falling American schools are just as good as
behind European and Asian schools. European or Asian schools.
Education,
US is Behind
Key words: A Nation at Risk 29
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
The dead do not haunt the living; voices The dead sometimes haunt the living
heard in recordings are figments of and their voices can be recorded.
people’s imaginations.
Electronic Voice
Phenomena
Key words: Electronic Voice Phenomenon, EVP 30
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Governments should be able to take The government should be able to take
private property from a citizen and give it private property from a citizen only if it is
to another private owner. needed for a public project.
Eminent
Domain
Key words: eminent domain, Kelo vs. City of New London 31
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The environment should be protected, The economy should be protected, even
even if it means the economy will be if it means the environment will be
damaged. damaged.
Environment
vs. Economy
32
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
It is good and correct that the The Environmental Protection Agency is
Environmental Protection Agency controls stealing land from private property
privately owned land to protect wetlands owners. If the Federal Government wants
and endangered species. control of land, it should buy it.
EPA vs.
Property Owners
33
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The elderly should be cared for. The elderly should receive euthanasia.
Euthanasia for
the Elderly
34
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Arguments against evolution must be kept Students should be able to hear both
out of the classroom. Students should not sides of the argument concerning
be exposed this evidence. evolution and decide for themselves.
Evolution,
Criticism of
35
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Students should not have to take an exit Students should have to take an exit
exam in order to graduate. exam in order to graduate.
Exit Exams
Key words: proficiency exams 36
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
People that engage in extreme sports People that engage in extreme sports
should be rescued at the taxpayers’ should pay for their own rescues.
expense.
Extreme Sport
Rescue
37
Supporting the Status Quo: The Face on Against the Status Quo: The Face on
Mars is a natural rock formation. Mars is a Monument built by Martians.
Face on Mars
Key words: Cydonia 38
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The government should not control The government should control people’s
people’s eating of fast-food. eating of fast-food.
Fast Food,
Gov’t
Control of
Key words: Supersize Me, Mayor Bloomberg 39
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The Federal Reserve system is necessary The Federal Reserve is an
to manage our economy and keep unconstitutional fourth branch of
politicians from having direct control of our government that allows a secretive, ultra-
money supply. wealthy group to control our economy.
Federal Reserve
Key words: Ben Berneke, Timothy Geithner, End the Fed 40
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The secret FEMA prison camps do not FEMA has secret prison camps set up
exist except in conspiracy theory. inside the US in which they could imprison
rebellious American citizens, should it
become necessary.
FEMA Camps
Gaylord, Michigan
Key words: Federal Emergency Management Agency; REX 84; Project Garden Plot; 41
Project Cable Splicer; blue list / red list
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Women who drink while pregnant should Women who drink while pregnant should
be legally liable for problems that result. not be legally liable for problems that
result.
Fetal-Alcohol
Syndrome
Key words: 42
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Flag-burning is free-speech. Flag-burning should be banned.
Flag-Burning
43
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Flight 19 disappeared through pilot error or Flight 19 disappeared due to the
natural causes. mysterious powers of the Bermuda
Triangle.
Flight 19 of
the Bermuda
Triangle
44
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Developed nations should give money to Money given from one government to
the governments of undeveloped nations; another government is an ineffective
it is the best way to combat poverty there. means of combating poverty in
undeveloped nations.
Foreign Aid
Key words: foreign aid 45
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Religious expression shouldn’t be Religious expression must be done in
controlled by the government. private.
Allah preserve
us!
Free Speech,
Religious
46
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Fusion energy may be a far-future solution, Fusion energy will soon solve our energy
but is not a realistic choice for today. problems.
Fusion Energy
47
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Fluoride in water is safe. Fluoride in water is dangerous.
Fluoride
Key words: early onset of puberty, pineal gland, Dr. Jennifer Luke 48
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Corporations that develop genetically No one should be able to patent a living
modified foods must be allowed to control thing.
them with a patent.
Genetically
Modified Foods
Essential Questions: Should a corporation be able to put a patent on a living thing? How otherwise can a
company protect years of expensive laboratory research? Should a corporation be able to control the farms
that use its genetically modified seeds? What happens when drifting pollen carries genetically modified
DNA into the neighbor’s farm? Does the corporation have any control over that farm? Can a genetically
modified crop drive out native species? Are genetically modified crops susceptible to the problems of
monoculture?
49
Key words: Monsanto
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Global warming is caused by human Global warming is caused by sunspot
behavior and threatens our survival as a cycles, not human behavior, and is part
species. of a natural cycle.
Global Warming
Key words: An Inconvenient Truth, The Great Global Warming Swindle
50
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Ice ages are impossible to predict and An ice age, such as what occurred in the
unlikely to happen again soon. past, will soon return.
Global Cooling
51
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Grain should be used for fuel as well as Grain should be used for food, not for
food. fuel.
Grain for Fuel
Key words: Ethanol 52
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The mosque should not be built near The mosque should be built near ground
ground zero. zero.
Ground Zero Mosque
Key words: Cordoba House
53
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
America should run a prison in Cuba in The president should close the prison at
which it houses people accused of Guantanamo Bay.
terrorism.
Guantanamo Bay
Prison
54
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Citizens without convictions should The government should outlaw gun
continue to be able to own guns. ownership.
Gun Control
Key words: 2nd Amendment, gun control, Brady Act, right to bear arms 55
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Criminals should be charged not only with Criminals should be charged only with
the crime they actual committed but also the crime they committed. The
with the additional charge of hate crime. government must not outlaw thoughts.
Hate Crimes
Key words: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994), Matthew 56
Sheppard Act
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
HAARP is a program to study the upper HAARP is a weather-control device.
ionosphere.
HAARP
Key words: High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) 57
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Health care should remain in the The government should take control of
control of private businesses. health care.
Healthcare,
Socialized
58
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Using atomic bombs to end World War II The US should not have dropped the
was the correct decision. atomic bombs on Japan.
Hiroshima &
Nagasaki
59
Supporting the Status Quo: Against the Status Quo:
The Holy Grail was lost long ago. Researchers may choose ONE theory to support:
The Grail is in on display in Valencia Cathedral.
The Grail is in Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland.
The Grail is owned by the Knights Templar.
The Grail was really Mary Magdalene.
The Grail is beneath the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem.
The Grail is on display at the Cathedral of St. Lawrence
in Genoa.
The Grail is buried beneath Glastonbury Tor.
The Grail is hidden on the church grounds of Santa Maria de
Montserrat.
Holy Grail
60
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Homosexuality develops as a result of Homosexuality is caused by genetics.
cultural and psychological influences.
Homosexuality,
Origin of
61
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Human organs should not be offered for Human organs should be offered for
sale. sale.
Human organs
for sale
62
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Only legal immigrants should be given Illegal immigrants should be given
citizenship. citizenship.
Illegal Aliens
& Amnesty
Key words: amnesty 63
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Our government should be able to arrest Citizens of the United States are
American citizens and imprison them guaranteed a trial by the Constitution.
indefinitely without ever charging them or
bringing them to trial.
Indefinite Detention
Key words: NDAA, or National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 64
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Indigo children are the result of intelligent Indigo children reveal that a higher
but overindulgent parents. consciousness has awakened in a new
generation which will bring humankind to
a new age.
Indigo
Children
65
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Mentally ill people should be cured, not The insanity defense should be
punished. abolished.
Insanity
Defense
66
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
A person’s intelligence-level is developed A person’s intelligence-level is determined
by academic work. by genetics.
Intelligence,
Origin of
67
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The dangers of consuming irradiated food Irradiated foods are safer; food should be
outweighs its germ-killing benefits. irradiated.
Irradiated Food
Key words: 68
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Israel should be able to settle people Israel is a foreign occupier in the West
anywhere within its own borders. Bank. It is using settlement to take over
new territory. The homes of Israelis there
should be destroyed and they should be
forced back out.
Israeli
settlement
conflict
69
Key words: West Bank, 1949 Armistice (Green Line),
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
There is no known solution to the The researcher must focus on a specific
mysterious murders committed by suspect to these infamous crimes.
Jack the Ripper.
Jack the
Ripper
Key words: Whitechapel 70
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Judges should get justice accomplished. A judge should merely interpret the
There is no way to be sure what the what Constitution. Making law is the duty of
the writers of the Constitution meant. Congress.
Judges, Activist
Key words: judicial restraint, judicial activism, activist judges, original intent, judicial 71
intervention, constructionist judges
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, Opponents to the status quo may
assassinated President Kennedy. choose ONE of the following possible
killers of Kennedy, such as:
•The Mob
•Castro / The Cubans
•Khrushchev / The Soviets / the KGB
•The FBI
•The CIA
•Vice President Johnson
•The New Orleans Conspiracy
•Oswald, agent of the CIA
Kennedy •The Secret Service
•Howard Hunt
•The Federal Reserve
Assassination •The Israelis
•The Cuban Exiles
•The American Fact-Finding Committee
OR an opponent of the status quo may
focus on one facet or detail of the
assassination, such as:
•Alterations to Kennedy’s wounds
•The Zapruder film
•The Three Tramps
•Grassy Knoll shooter
•The “Magic Bullet”
72
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The Kyoto Treaty is unfair and an The Kyoto Treaty is fair and effective
ineffective way to reduce pollution; it was way to reduce pollution; it should still be
right not to ratify it. ratified.
Kyoto Treaty
73
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
There is no scientific evidence to support Some lakes contain large, unknown
the existence of large, unknown lake creatures.
creatures.
Lake Monsters
Key words: Loch Ness, Nessie, Lake Champlain 74
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Marijuana should remain illegal. Marijuana should be legalized.
Marijuana,
Legalizing
75
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Catholic clergy should dedicate Catholic clergy should be allowed to
themselves to service, not to each other. marry.
Marriage of Clergy
76
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Medical marijuana should be approved in Medical marijuana should be approved
the same way other drugs are approved – by the population voting on it.
by careful testing.
Medical
Marijuana
77
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The United States should not finish or The United States should finish and
improve the Mexican Border fence. improve the Mexican Border fence.
Mexican Border Fence
78
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Drinking milk is healthy. Older children People should be weaned. Drinking
and adults should continue to drink milk. cow’s milk is not healthy for adults and
older children.
Milk: Healthy
or not?
79
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Increases in the minimum wage really help Minimum wage increases don’t really
those at the bottom. help those at the bottom.
Minimum Wage
80
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
In the late sixties and early seventies, the No one has been to the Moon. It was
United States landed twelve men on the faked.
Moon.
Moon-Landing
Conspiracy
81
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
The United States should not require its The United States should require its
citizens to carry a national ID card. citizens to carry a national ID card.
National ID Card
Key words: Real ID 82
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
It is OK to have Native American mascots. Native Americans should not be used as
mascots.
Native American
Mascots
83
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
At the time the United States became a At the time the United States became a
nation, Native American population within nation, Native American population within
its borders was about 5-10 million. There its borders was over 100 million. The
are more Native Americans alive today European settlers are responsible for a
than at that time. genocide on this continent.
Native American
Numbers
84
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Freedom on the Internet would disappear if The Internet would be faster and better if
the government controlled the content. the government controlled the content.
Net Neutrality
Key words: Net Neutrality, Julius Genachowski, SOPA 85
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
9-11 was caused by Al Qaeda. 9-11 was caused by a secret conspiracy
of Americans.
Nine-Eleven
Conspiracy
Key words: Loose Change, Truthers 86
Supporting the Status Quo: Against the Status Quo:
Noah’s Ark does not exist in the world Remnants of Noah’s Ark might be found
today. today.
Noah’s Ark,
Discovery of
Key words: Mt. Ararat 87
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The North American Union is just a The government plans to erase our
conspiracy theory. borders and create a North American
Union.
North American
Union/Amero
Key words: Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America 88
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Nostradamus made predictions so vague Nostradamus made predictions that
that they can be interpreted to fit current correctly forecasted some current
events. events.
Nostradamus
Key words: 89
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Nuclear power has too many problems to Nuclear power is the best choice for
supply most of our energy. supplying most of our energy.
Nuclear Power
90
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The group called Oath Keepers wants to The group called Oath Keepers is stirring
keep our armed forces from obeying up rebellion against our legal rulers.
unlawful commands.
Oath Keepers
91
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The government should not allow The government should allow Americans
Americans to drill off-shore. to drill off-shore.
Off-Shore Drilling
92
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The Oklahoma City bombing was done by The Oklahoma City bombing was done
Timothy McVeigh alone. by Timothy McVeigh and others that
have never been caught.
Oklahoma City
Bombing Conspiracy
Key words: John Doe #2 93
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Using chemical pesticides and fertilizers Organic foods are better for humans and
allows farmers to grow more crops and better for the environment; organic
grows them more cheaply than organic farming is more capable to feed the
farming. Organic is only a niche market. world than chemical farming.
Organic Foods,
Organic Farming
Key words: Monsato 94
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Wiretapping and closed circuit cameras Allowing the government to spy on
are necessary to keep Americans safe. citizens is unconstitutional and destroys
our liberties and rights.
Patriot Act
Key words: Patriot Act 95
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Parents are far more permissive than in Parents are no more permissive than
previous generations were. previous generations were.
Permissive
Parenting
Key words: 96
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People should not be able to photograph People should be able to photograph the
the police performing their duties. police performing their duties.
Photographing Police
97
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Drug companies should be able to make a Drug companies should not be able to
profit on drugs they develop. The profit make a profit on their drugs. No one
pays for many years of expensive should profit from sick people.
research.
Prescription Drugs
and Profit
Key words: 98
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Parents should be able to home-school or All children should attend government
send their kids to private schools. schools.
Private Education,
Abolish
99
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The American prison system works. The American prison system doesn’t
work. It should be replaced with….
Prison Reform
100
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The “Pledge of Allegiance” should be The “Pledge of Allegiance” should not be
allowed in schools. allowed in schools.
Pledge of Allegiance
101
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Science does not show that any human Some scientific investigations confirm
being has psychic abilities. psychic abilities in humans.
Psychic Powers
Key words: ESP, extra-sensory perception, precognition, remote sensing 102
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
There is no official solution to the murder The researcher must focus on a specific
of JonBenét Ramsey, the six-year-old suspect to this infamous crime.
beauty pageant contestant.
Ramsay, murder
of JonBenet
103
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Curbside recycling is an effective way to Taxpayer’s money earmarked for the
spend the taxpayer’s money earmarked for environment would be more efficiently
the environment. spent in ways other than curbside
recycling.
Recycling,
Curbside
104
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Students should advance to the next Students that do not pass their classes
grade whether they have passed their should remain in those classes until they
classes or not. pass them.
Retention
of students
105
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
The Roswell UFO crash never happened. An alien craft crashed in Roswell, New
People are confused or creating a hoax. Mexico in 1949. Alien bodies were
recovered and studied by our
government.
Roswell Crash
106
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Marriage in our state should be between a Gay people in our state should be
man and a woman. allowed to marry.
Same-Sex
Marriage
107
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Segregated schools should remain illegal. Many kids do better academically when
They cannot be “separate but equal.” they are surrounded by people of the
same race, gender, or orientation.
Segregation,
Return to
Key words: segregation, integration, “separate but equal”, 108
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Sex education reduces teen pregnancy Sex education doesn’t reduce teen
and STDs. pregnancy or STDs.
Sex Education,
Effectiveness
109
Supporting the Status Quo: The Shroud Against the Status Quo: The Shroud of
of Turin was woven during the Middle Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus.
Ages.
Shroud of Turin, The
110
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Children of single parents face more Children of single parents are just as
problems than those with two parents. successful as those with two parents.
Single Parenting
111
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The US Government should not pay living The US Government should pay living
African-Americans reparations for the African-Americans reparations for the
slavery of their ancestors. slavery of their ancestors.
Slavery
Reparations
112
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The decision whether of not a person can The decision whether of not a person
smoke in a building should be made by the can smoke in a building should be made
government. by the owner of the building.
Smoking
It is Against the Law
to Smoke on These
Premises.
113
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
We should not meddle with the Social The Social Security System is in serious
Security system. The problems with it are financial trouble. If no changes are
exaggerated. made, it will not be there for us.
Social Security
114
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Manned space exploration is important for Manned space exploration is a waste of
our future. time, money, and lives.
Space Exploration, cost
115
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English should remain the de facto sole Spanish should be accepted as a
national language. second national language.
Spanish Language
116
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Our state should continue to leave Our state should outlaw spanking.
parenting to parents.
Spanking
117
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Colleges should continue to use “Speech Colleges should not have “Speech
Codes” to control what students can and Codes” to control what students can and
can’t say. can’t say.
…and that’s
what I think.
Speech Codes
I’m going to
report you for
saying so!
Key words: Hate speech laws, Indoctrinate U 118
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The Sphinx is the same age as the other The Sphinx is much older than the other
Egyptian monuments and was built by the Egyptian monuments, built by an
Egyptians. unknown pre-Egyptian civilization.
Sphinx, Age of
119
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We should continue to make children’s Children would be better off engaging in
sports competitive. non-competitive sports.
Sports,
Competitive
& Non-
Competitive
120
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Taxpayers should be expected to Large sports expenditures should be
financially support large sports supported privately, not by taxpayers.
expenditures for their cities.
Sports, Subsidized
121
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Stem-cells from human embryos should be Stem-cells from human embryos should
used for research. not be used for research.
Stem-Cell
Research
122
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The government needed to give 825 billion The government should not have given
dollars to private banks. 825 billion dollars to private banks.
Stimulus Bill
Key words: bailout, stimulus package, Stimulus Bill, too-big-to-fail, American Recovery & 123
Investment Act of 2009, AIG
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Who gets on AM talk radio should be AM talk radio is too conservative; it
determined by the free market, not by the should be forced by the government to
government. Government interference be more fair.
intrudes on free speech.
Talk Radio
Key words: Fairness Doctrine, “Hush Rush” 124
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Our tax system may require some Our tax system is broken and should be
tweaking, but it is just fine. replaced with (The researcher may
argue for ONE of the below):
•The Flat Tax
•The Fair Tax.
•A National Sales Tax
Tax System,
Broken
125
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Teachers’ Unions help educators serve Teachers’ Unions serve the adults in the
children. education business at the expense of the
students.
Teachers’ Unions
126
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Our state should continue to treat violent Our state should treat violent teens like
teens as teens, not as adults. adults.
Teens Tried as Adult
127
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Tibet is a part of China and should not be The United States should help free Tibet
recognized as an independent nation. from Chinese occupation.
Tibet & China
128
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Classes should contain students with Classes should contain students with
similar ages. similar abilities.
Tracking
Key words: Tracking 129
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The problems experienced by transgender The problems experienced by transgender
people are psychological, not physical. people are physical, not psychological.
Acceptance of their natural, birth gender is Corrective surgery is needed.
needed.
Transgender
Surgery
130
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
Television is not seriously harmful for Television is harmful for children.
children. Watching television has few Watching television early in life limits a
harmful effects on a person's thinking person's thinking abilities.
abilities.
TV, Psychological
Effects
131
This topic could be modified for video-gaming instead of TV watching.
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
The U.N. is effective in promoting peace The U.N. has failed to stop wars,
and human rights. The U.S. is morally and genocide, and human rights abuses. The
legally obligated to recognize the greater U.S. should never subvert its national
good as defined by the U.N. interests to those of the U.N.
United Nations
132
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo.
The US needs its troops stationed in areas The US has too many troops stationed in
wherever its national interests are at risk. foreign countries. America should call its
troops home.
U.S. Troops Overseas
133
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
A valedictorian should not be able to A valedictorian has earned the right to
mention God in his speech. speak as he or she wishes.
Valedictorian,
Religious
Speech
134
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Vaccines are safe and do not negatively Mercury and other chemicals in vaccines
affect one’s health. are unhealthy.
Vaccines & Autism
Key words: autism, thimerosal, aluminum hydroxide 135
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Vegetarianism is not healthier than a diet Vegetarianism is healthier than a diet
that includes meat. that includes meat.
Vegetarianism
136
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Experiencing media violence not only While experiencing media violence may
encourages a few unstable people to encourage a few unstable people to
become violent, it also contributes to the become violent, it does not contribute to
increase of violent behavior in the society the increase of violent behavior in the
as a whole. society as a whole.
Violence on
TV & Games
137
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Students should continue to be able to Students, who now are able to choose
choose the school they attend. which school they attend, should be
forced by law to attend the school
closest to them.
Vouchers , School
Key words: vouchers, schools of choice 138
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
The government used excessive force in The government did not use excessive
the siege at Waco, Texas. force in the siege at Waco, Texas.
Waco, the Siege at
Key words: Branch Davidians, David Koresh 139
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Waterboarding is not really torture and Waterboarding is torture and should be
should remain legal. illegal.
Waterboarding
140
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Government social programs are the best Social programs like welfare aggravate
way to help the poor. poverty and foster intrusive government.
Welfare
Key words: welfare, food stamps, WIC, the projects 141
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Wind energy is not economical and Wind energy is economical and practical
practical enough to be the primary source enough to be the primary source of our
of our electricity. electricity.
Wind Energy
142
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
Women should not serve in combat. Women should serve in combat.
Women in Combat
143
Supporting the Status Quo Against the Status Quo
There is no official solution to the serial The researcher must focus on a specific
murders known as the Zodiac killings. suspect to these infamous crimes.
Zodiac Murders
144
Other Topics
Any other topic must be presented to the teacher before starting.
The presentation must include both a status quo and non-status quo position.
Should taxpayers fund more AIDS Can women’s eating disorders be linked Do oil companies make big bucks
research? to the fashion industry? while the rest of us pay too much?
Should grain be used for liquor and Was there anything unusual in Hanger What, if any, limitations should be
beer? 19 in Area 51? applied to the paparazzi?
Are animal’s rights ever worth more Should the American Taxpayer have to Should denial of the Holocaust be
than human rights? cover the losses of people who chose illegal?
Should our government be this big? build in flood areas? Domestic Violence
Are biological weapons a real threat? Is a high population a danger to the Gangs
Are boycotts effective or not? environment or a benefit to humankind? Helmet laws
Does censorship really exist? Should porn be banned? Homelessness
How do we balance the rights of crime Can we ever get rid of nuclear weapons? Homosexuals in the military
victims against the rights of the Do individuals have the right to suicide? Mainstreaming disabled children
accused? Should government impose restrictions Michael Moore
Are mass extinction events a serious on what kinds of foods can be served in Nuclear Weapons
threat to the human race? school cafeterias? Outsourcing Jobs
Is the Endangered Species List Does parental “tough love” really work? Pork-Barrel Spending
manipulated for political purposes? Should the use of coal be subjected to
Prescription Drug Prices
Does nature show signs of Intelligent stricter environmental regulations than
Prison Reform
Design or is Evolution completely other fuels?
controlled by random mutation? Should we reform laws to make it harder Rainforest Problems
Do the rich already pay more than their to get a divorce? Retention of failing students
fair share of taxes? Should DDT be re-approved for use in School Violence
Should the taxpayer subsidize farms? the wake of recent bedbug outbreaks Sexual Harassment
Should gambling be legal? across the country? Steroids
Should Native American tribal Do beauty contests serve any purpose in Sweatshops 145
members have more rights than the society?
general population?
