- Democracy Lessons
- Lesson Procedures for Deliberation
- Printable List of Deliberation Topics and Questions
Deliberation Lessons
Cloning
Should our democracy permit the therapeutic cloning of human cells?
Crime and Punishment
Should our democracy ban the death penalty?
Cyberbullying
Should our democracy allow schools to punish students for off-campus cyberbullying?
Domestic Violence
Should our democracy require health care providers to report evidence of domestic abuse to the police?
Educating Non Citizens
Should our democracy extend government support for higher education to immigrants who — as young people — entered the country illegally?
Euthanasia
Should our democracy permit physicians to assist in a patient's suicide?
Free and Independent Press
Should our democracy permit monopolies of broadcast news media in local communities?
Freedom of Expression
Should our democracy permit hate speech?
Freedom of Movement
Should our democracy have a guest worker program?
Global Climate Change
Should our democracy adopt a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas emissions?
Globalization and Fair Trade
In response to market globalization, should our democracy provide "fair trade" certification for coffee and other products?
Juvenile Justice
In our democracy, should juvenile offenders who are accused of serious violent crimes be prosecuted and punished as adults?
Marriage and the State
Should our democracy permit same-sex couples (gay and lesbian) to marry?
Minorities in a Democracy
Should our democracy fund elementary education for children of minority groups in their own language?
National Service
Should all adult citizens in our democracy participate in one year of mandatory national service?
Parental Liability
Should our democracy hold parents responsible when their teenagers commit minor offenses?
Preventive War
Should the Bush Doctrine of preventive war be part of U.S. foreign policy?
Public Demonstrations
Should our democracy have the power to prohibit unauthorized public demonstrations?
Recycling
Should our democracy require manufacturers to recycle their products?
Surveillance
Should our democracy require law enforcement officials to get permission from a judge to access public video surveillance records?
Violent Video Games
Should our democracy place criminal penalties on anyone who sells, rents, or shows violent video games to minors?
Voting
Should voting be compulsory in our democracy?
Youth Curfews
Should our democracy impose curfews on people under age 18?
Democracy Lessons
- Citizenship Brainstorm
- Principles of Democracy Lesson
- Signposts of Democracy Lesson
- Roadmap to Democracy Lesson
- 3Ds: Debate, Discussion, and Deliberation
Lesson Procedures for Deliberation
- Lesson Procedures Video
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