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How should the United States choose its president?
What identification, if any, should voters be required to show at the polls?
What is the appropriate overall level of federal regulation on businesses and industries?
Should public funds be available for families to use toward private school tuition?
Should the government place a price or tax on carbon emissions?
What overall priority should the government give to addressing climate change?
What approach should the United States take toward economic and humanitarian assistance to other countries?
What role should the government play in guaranteeing health coverage for all residents?
What should the government do about the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs?
Should governments limit how much landlords can raise rent on existing units?
How should the federal government approach security along the U.S.-Mexico border?
What should happen to the number of people allowed to immigrate through legal channels?
In general, how strict should the nation's gun laws be?
In general, what should the law allow regarding abortion?
How should public transit systems such as buses and subways be funded?
What should the legal status of recreational marijuana be for adults?
What should be the government's policy on capital punishment?
How should the United States adjust its overall defense budget?
How should the government balance the secrecy of national-security information against public transparency?
Should the government provide a regular, unconditional cash payment to all adults?
What should happen to the federal minimum wage?
What should the law recognize regarding marriage between people of the same sex?
Should colleges and employers be allowed to consider race or ethnicity to promote diversity and opportunity?
To reduce budget shortfalls, should the federal government rely more on raising revenue or on cutting spending?
Should the government impose an annual tax on the total net worth of the very wealthiest households?
What should be the general U.S. approach to tariffs on imported goods?
How should the government structure the delivery of medical care for veterans?
How should election policy weigh making it easier to vote against verifying that each ballot is valid?
When, if ever, should people convicted of felonies be allowed to vote?
How should the boundaries of legislative and congressional districts be drawn?
To what extent should a president be shielded from prosecution for actions taken in office?
How should outside groups that spend independently on elections be regulated?
How should eligible citizens be added to the voter rolls?
How widely should voters be able to cast ballots by mail?
How tightly should money in political campaigns be regulated?
What federal protections should guard against discrimination in voting?
Should there be limits on how long members of Congress can serve?
Should the federal government continue providing funds to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion health services?
How should the federal government approach overall spending levels?
Should members of Congress be prohibited from trading individual stocks while in office?
How should the use of presidential executive orders be viewed and limited?
What role should government play in covering the cost of four-year public college tuition?
What should government policy be toward publicly funded charter schools?
How should public school teacher salaries be funded and set?
What role should federal Pell Grants play in funding college for lower-income students?
What should government do about existing federal student loan debt?
What approach should public schools take toward religious expression and instruction?
What is the best long-term approach to addressing rising student loan debt overall?
What should U.S. policy be on oil and gas drilling in federal coastal waters?
What role should the United States play in the international Paris Climate Agreement?
What should government policy be toward hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for oil and gas?
What approach should the country take toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the whole economy?
How should the United States handle a nuclear agreement with Iran?
What should the United States' commitment to the NATO alliance be?
When should the United States use military intervention in foreign conflicts?
What direction should the Medicare program for older Americans take?
What should be the central focus of the nation's overall response to the opioid crisis?
How should the Medicaid program that covers low-income Americans be structured and funded?
How large should the overall government effort and spending be to combat opioid deaths?
How should the federal housing voucher program for low-income renters be handled?
Should neighborhoods zoned only for single-family homes be opened to other housing types?
Should undocumented immigrants already living in the U.S. be offered a path to legal status or citizenship?
Considering all categories together, what should happen to the total amount of immigration to the United States?
Should the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles often labeled "assault weapons" be restricted or banned?
How should authority over abortion access be divided between states and the federal government?
What level of government spending should go toward building and maintaining roads and bridges?
What role should government play in ensuring everyone has access to high-speed internet?
How should the government approach the enforcement of laws against illegal drugs?
How should funding for police departments be handled relative to other public services?
How should the legal doctrine of qualified immunity for government officials be treated?
How strong should procedural protections be for people accused or detained by the government?
What approach should the U.S. take toward Iran's nuclear program?
When, if ever, should active-duty military forces be deployed within the United States?
What level of military assistance should the U.S. provide to Ukraine?
Should the federal government send troops into American cities to address crime or unrest?
How should the U.S. authorize military operations abroad?
How should the government approach social media platforms when national-security concerns such as foreign influence or extremist content arise?
What approach should the United States take toward countering terrorist threats originating abroad?
How should authorities respond to online content that may radicalize people toward violence?
Should the United States create new laws specifically targeting domestic terrorism?
What role should the federal government play in defending the nation's networks against cyber threats?
What should the government's authority be to collect communications and data in bulk for security purposes?
How should workers be able to take paid time off to care for a new child or seriously ill family member?
Should the federal government guarantee a job to anyone who wants to work?
What role should government ownership and direction play in the economy?
How should new parents be supported with paid time off after the birth or adoption of a child?
Should wages be set high enough to cover a worker's basic cost of living?
How should federal law define a person's sex or gender for purposes of legal recognition and protection?
Should the government provide reparations to descendants of enslaved people in the United States?
What policy should govern the participation of transgender athletes in competitive sports?
Should federal civil-rights law explicitly protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity?
How should schools approach teaching about systemic racism and its role in American history?
Should federal law require recognition of valid same-sex and interracial marriages across all states?
What policy should govern access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors?
How should public schools handle the use of students' chosen names and pronouns?
What policy should govern access to public restrooms and facilities for transgender people?
What role should government play in programs designed to address racial disparities?
What policy should govern access to women-only shelters, such as domestic-violence shelters, for transgender women?
In general, are overall federal taxes too high, about right, or too low?
Should the federal corporate income tax rate be raised, kept the same, or lowered?
How urgently should policymakers act to reduce the national debt, and by what means?
How progressive should the overall tax system be across income levels?
Should the United States replace its graduated income tax brackets with a single flat rate?
Should the United States replace federal income and payroll taxes with a national retail sales tax?
How should federal income tax rates on wages and salaries be set across income levels?
How should the United States approach its overall trade relationship with China?
What role should government play in housing veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness?
How should the government fund and deliver mental health and suicide-prevention services for veterans?