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| Preface | |
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| Contributors | |
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| The Constitution | |
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| Resolved, Article V should be revised to make it easier to amend the Constitution and to call a constitutional convention | |
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| Federalism | |
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| Resolved, Congress should restore each state's freedom to set its drinking age | |
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| Civil Liberties | |
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| Resolved, the Constitution should be amended to overturn the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United | |
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| Civil Rights | |
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| Resolved, Congress should pass the Democracy Restoration Act restoring the right to vote in federal elections to people with criminal records | |
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| Political Participation | |
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| Resolved, the United States should adopt a national initiative and referendum | |
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| Resolved, the United States should adopt compulsory voting | |
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| The Media | |
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| Resolved, Congress should bring back the fairness doctrine | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| Resolved, political parties should nominate candidates for president in a national primary | |
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| Resolved, states should require open primaries | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| Resolved, earmarks for special interests should be abolished | |
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| House of Representatives | |
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| Resolved, proportional representation should be adopted for U.S. House elections | |
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| Resolved, the redistricting process should be nonpartisan | |
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| Senate | |
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| Resolved, the Senate should represent people, not states | |
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| Resolved, Senate Rule XXII should be amended so that filibusters can be ended by a majority vote | |
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| Presidency | |
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| Resolved, the electoral college should be abolished | |
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| Resolved, the president should be granted a line-item veto | |
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| Bureaucracy | |
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| Resolved, bring back the spoils system | |
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| Judiciary | |
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| Resolved, the terms of Supreme Court justices should be limited to eighteen years | |
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| Domestic and Budgetary Policy | |
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| Resolved, the United States should adopt a balanced budget amendment | |
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| Foreign and Defense Policy | |
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| Resolved, Congress should pass the War Powers Consultation Act | |
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