Honors ECONOMICS and GOVERNMENT MR. CRAWFORD

RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS  

Assignment

Your assignment is to research and write a position paper on a controversial issue pertaining to either American Government or Economics. This paper will take a balanced approach to both sides of the issue and will contain a well supported opinion on the subject.

Possible Topics

• Should the government bail out failing businesses?

• Should wilderness areas be opened to oil exploration and drilling?

• Should the Electoral College be abolished?

•  Does the Supreme Court’s use of judicial review give it too much power compared to that of the President and Congress?

• Are federal courts and judges acting unconstitutionally when they practice judicial activism?

• Is gay marriage protected under the right to privacy?

• Should Roe v. Wade be overturned?

• Is an amendment to the US Constitution banning flag burning necessary?

• Is public safety more important than civil rights? (racial profiling)

•  Is it the job of the government to interfere / regulate scientific research?

• Should migrant workers / immigrants be granted the same rights and protections as citizens?

• Is the 2^nd amendment right to bear arms still applicable in the 21^st century?

• Is it the responsibility of the government to provide accommodations for people with disabilities?

• Is the government justified in using capital punishment?

• Is the Patriot Act constitutional?

• Should mandatory military service be required of US citizens?

• Does the system of checks and balances still work in the 21^st century?

•  Are the mandatory drug testing policies of America’s high schools constitutional?

• A topic of your choice with instructor approval