2.+Choosing+a+Constitutional+Issue

====The first thing you need to do is consider the various leading issues that are interesting to you. It could be that the issue relates to your personal life or that you know someone affected by the issue. For instance, has the issue affected the community where you live or a place your family or friends live? Make sure your issue meets the requirement of your Classroom Based Assignment as well. The topic:====
 * must to be a constitutional issue
 * needs to be arguable
 * relates to our democratic ideals
 * relates to constitutional rights, protections, and responsibilities
 * involves people and organizations with a variety of perspectives

Use the list below from SIRS to explore topics of interest. You can also go directly to SIRS to interactively explore this list. [|SIRS] provides a Topic Overview for each topic, an essential question, and both primary and secondary sources relating to the topic. Click on one of SIRS Top Ten Issues to view how SIRS can help you research your topic and formulate a postiton regarding your issue. rss url="http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin2/rss?feed=li&id=SWA1203-0-879" link="true" description="true" number="10"
 * Our** **media type="custom" key="6174523"database has an extensive list of leading issues.**
 * Abortion

 Abortion, Moral and Ethical aspects

 Abstinence

 Abstinence and AIDS Prevention

 Abstinence Education

 Access to Contraception

 Acculturation and Assimilation

 Adoption  Advertising

 Advertising and Children

 Advertising in Schools

 Affirmative Action

 AIDS

 AIDS in Africa

 Alcohol Use

 Alcoholism

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Alternative <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Education

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Alternative <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Energy Sources

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Alternative Medicine

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Animal Cloning

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Animal Cruelty

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Animal <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Experimentation

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Animal Rights

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Anonymous Egg and Sperm Donation

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Anorexia

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Anti-Immigrant Movement

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Arts Censorship

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Assisted Suicide

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Athletes’ Pay <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Bailout

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Banned Books

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Battered Women

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Beauty Pageants

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Bioethics and Cloning

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Biomedical Technology

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Bioterrorism

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Birth Control

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Birth Control Availability

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Black Market

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Body Image

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Bulimia

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Bullying || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Business <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Ethics

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Campaign Funds

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Capital Punishment

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cell Phones in School

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Censorship

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Character Education

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cheating

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Child Abuse

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Child Care

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Child Labor

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Child Sexual Abuse

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Children's Online

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Protection Laws

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Church and State

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Civil Rights

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Clean Coal

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Climate Change

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cloning

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Commercial Whaling

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Conflict Diamonds

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Conservation of Natural Resources

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Consumer Privacy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Controversial Mascots

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Convicted Felons' Rights

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Copyright Infringement

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cosmetic Surgery

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Criminal Justice

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cults

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Curfew

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cyberbullying

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cybercrime

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Cybersocializing

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Darfur/Sudan <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Conflict

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Dating

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Violence/Date Rape

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Death Penalty/Capital Punishment

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Democracy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Discrimination in Criminal Justice

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Administration <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Divorce || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ethnic Relations

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> European Union

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Euthanasia

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Experimental AIDS Treatment

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Factory Farms

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Fad Diets

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Fair Trade

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Family

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Famine

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Fantasy Sports Leagues

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Federal Government and Economic Policy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Federal Regulation <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> of Prescription Drugs

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Filtering Software

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Domestic Terrorism

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Doping in Sports

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Downloading

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Drilling for Oil

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Drug Control

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Drug Legalization

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Drug Testing

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Drunk Driving

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Eating Disorders

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Economic Policy, U.S.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Education Policy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Educational Tests and Measurements

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Election Issues

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Electoral College

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Emergency Contraception

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Endangered Species

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Energy Dependency

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Environmentalism

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Ethics and Criminal Behavior

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> First Amendment and Privacy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> First Amendment and Censorship

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Food and Nutrition

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Food Safety

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Freedom of Religion

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Freedom of Speech

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Freedom of the Press || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Gambling

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Gangs

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Gay Adoption

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Gay Liberation Movement

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Gay Rights

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Genetic Engineering

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Genetic Testing

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Genetically Modified Foods

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Genocide

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Global Financial Crisis

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Global Warming <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Globalization

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Globalization, Moral and Ethical Aspects

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Green Movement

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Gun Control

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Gun Safety

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Hate Crimes

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Health Care

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Health Care Reform

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Health Insurance for Eating Disorders

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Herbal Supplements

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Holocaust Denial

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Homelessness

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Homelessness, International

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Homeschooling

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Homework

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Human Cloning

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Human Reproductive Technology

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Human Rights

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Human Rights, Universal

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Human Smuggling

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Human Trafficking

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Hunting

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Identity Cards || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Identity Theft

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Illegal Immigration

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Immigration

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Interfaith Movement

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> International Adoption

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> International Monetary Fund

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> International Space Station

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> International Trade

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> International War on Drugs

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Internet Censorship

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Internet Gambling

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Internment

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Interracial Adoption

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Iraq War

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Islamic Fundamentalism

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Jobs for Immigrants

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Journalism and School Censorship

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Jury System

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Juvenile Delinquency

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Life on Other Planets

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Lobbying

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Local Food <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Movement

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Marijuana Legalization

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Mass Media

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Media Bias

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Medical Ethics

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Medical Malpractice

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Medical Marijuana

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Medical Practice Regulation

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Mental Depression

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Mental Health || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Merit Pay for Teachers

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Military Recruiting

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Minimum Wage

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Mixed Martial Arts/Ultimate Fighting

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Mortgage and Lending Issues

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Music Lyrics

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> National Security and Privacy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Natural Disasters

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> No Child Left Behind Act

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Nuclear energy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Nuclear Weapons

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Obesity

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Organ Donation

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Organic Food

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Outsourcing

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Overpopulation

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Ozone Depletion

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Parentage, Right to Know

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Parental Consent for Abortion

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Partial Birth

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Abortion

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Patients’ Rights

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Paying for Grades

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Plastic Surgery

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Pollution

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Polygamy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Popular Culture

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Poverty

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Poverty, International

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Prescription Drug

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Advertising

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Privacy in Schools

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Privacy in the Workplace

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Privacy Rights for Teenagers

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Privatization

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Property Rights

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Prostitution

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Racial Discrimination

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Racial Profiling

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Rape (Dating Violence) || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Recycling

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Religion

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Religion in the Public Sphere

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Religious Fundamentalism

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Renewable Energy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Reporters and Shield Laws

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Right of Privacy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Rights of Non-Mainstream Religions

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Same-Sex Marriage

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> School Discipline and Corporal Punishment

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> School Prayer

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> School Safety

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> School Shootings

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> School Uniforms

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> School Vouchers

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Second Amendment and Right to Bear Arms

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Sex Education

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Single Parents

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Single-Sex

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Schools/Classrooms

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Smokeless Tobacco

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Smoking

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Smoking Bans

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Social Security

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Reform

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Solar Energy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Sovereignty

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Space Exploration & Travel

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Space Missions

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Space Vehicles

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Sports

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> State Lotteries

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Stem Cells

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Stock Markets

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Student Expression <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> and School Discipline

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Student-Athlete Compensation

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Substance Abuse

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Suicide

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Surrogacy

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Sweatshops

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Taxation

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Teaching of Evolution

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Technology

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> Technology and Privacy || Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage Sexual Behavior

Teenagers, Civil Rights

Teenagers, Suicidal Behavior

Teens and Cosmetic Surgery

Teens and Driving

Terrorism

Title IX

Tobacco Advertising

Tobacco Regulation

Torture

Treatment of Prisoners

U.S. Foreign Aid

U.S. War on Drugs

Underage Drinking

Underground Economy

Unemployment

United Nations

Vegetarianism

Violence in Mass Media

Voting Age

Voting Fraud

War

War Crimes/War Criminals

War on Terror

Water Use

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Web 2.0

Welfare

Women’s Rights

Work and Family lWorkplace Discrimination

Zero-Tolerance Policies

Zoos ||

====**Below you will find a list of constitutional issues that can be found at <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Delibrating in a Democracy] with links to relevant articles on the topic. **====


 * Cloning || Crime and Punishment || Cyberbullying || Domestic Violence || Educationing Non Citizens || Euthanasia || Free and Independent Press || Freedom of Expression || Freedom of Movement ||
 * Global Climate Change || Globalization and Fair Trade || Juvenile Justice || Marriage and the State || Minorities in a Democracy || National Service || Parental Liability || Preventive War || Public Demonstrations ||
 * Recycling || Surrveillance || Violent Video Games || Voting || Youth Curfews ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

====**A list of topics with links to landmark cases and information about the constitutional issue via <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|co-developed by YFJ national partner Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society.] **==== <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Judicial Review, Federalism || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">McCulloch v. Maryland <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1819) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> State Taxes, National Supremacy || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Gibbons v. Ogden <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1824) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> State Rights, Commerce Clause || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Dred Scott v. Sandford <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1857) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Slavery, Due Process, Equal Protection || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Plessy v. Ferguson <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1896) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> "Separate but Equal," Equal Protection || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Japanese Internment, Equal Protection || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Brown v. Board of Education <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1954) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> School Segregation, Equal Protection || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Mapp v. Ohio <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1961) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Warantless Search, Due Process || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Gideon v. Wainwright <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1963) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Right to Counsel, Due Process || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Miranda v. Arizona <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1966) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Self-Incrimination, Due Process || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Student Speech, Symbolic Speech || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Roe v. Wade <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1973) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Abortion, Right of Privacy || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">United States v. Nixon <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1974) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Watergate, Checks and Balances || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Regents of the U. of California v. Bakke <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1978) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Affirmative Action, Equal Protection || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">New Jersey v. T.L.O. <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1985) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Student Search & Seizure || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Censorship, Student Press Rights || <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Texas v. Johnson <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1989) <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"> Flag Burning, Freedom of Speech ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Marbury v. Madison <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1803)
 * <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Korematsu v. United States <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1944)
 * <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Tinker v. Des Moines <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1969)
 * <span style="color: #3e3a33; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier <span style="color: #686156; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">(1988)

**A list of constitutional issues compiled by Santa Ana College with links to organizations and associations related to the topic.**
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