Important Issues for the Presidential Election:
Directory and information center to educate voters
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Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal …
Advocates approach the issue from different philosophical positions …
A variety of services for Veterans and our current Military Personnel
Civil Rights are a class of rights and freedoms that protect …
articles, commentary and interviews; information about …
Education or teaching in the broadest sense is any act or experience …
Pro and anti firearm issues from assault weapons …
Free trade is a system of trade policy that allows traders to act …
Health care is the treatment and management of illnesses …
Immigration is the introduction of new people into a habitat …
educational excellence and equity through bilingual education …
NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of the United States …
A Patient’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the rights …
articles, commentary and interviews; information about …
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from …
The President shall from time to time give to Congress …
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means …
Universal health care is health care coverage for all eligible …
War is a behavior pattern exhibited by many primate species …
Welfare or welfare work consists of actions or procedures …
he term affirmative action refers to policies that take race …
A budget is generally a list of all planned expenses and revenues …
A payment that a non-custodial parent makes as a contribution …
Guide from the Exploratorium allowing one to explore scientific …
Links to important don’t ask don’t tell where some think …
Different forms of energy include kinetic, potential, therma …
Universal health care is health care coverage for all eligible …
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) related laws …
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect …
The Information Technology Infrastructure …
Medical cannabisrefers to the use of Cannabis (marijuana), including …
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its …
Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government …
School prayer in its common usage refers to state-approved …
Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all …
Internet censorship is control or suppression of the publishing …
Other Important Political Issues
Firearms
Campaign Finance
Separation of Church and State
Crime
Drug Policy
Environmental
Foreign Policy
Gun Control (also see: #NeverAgain movement)
Illegal immigrants
Medicaid
Nuclear Testing
Privacy on the Internet
Social Security
Tax Reform
Unemployment
War on Terror
Weapons of Mass Destruction