Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers? All the Yes points: Lockers are school property; students are merely

Should parents be allowed to select the gender of their offspring? All the Yes points: People should have freedom of

Which is the superior system – capitalism, or socialism? All the Yes points: The right to own property is central to

Should the USA prefer to give aid money bilaterally (directly to individual countries or projects) or multilaterally (channelling it through

Should the state make vaccination compulsory? All the Yes points: Prevention is better than cure, and a vaccine is the

Should there be a tax on fatty foods? All the Yes points: People need an incentive to eat more healthy

Should Physical Education in schools be compulsory? All the Yes points: Participation in sport promotes health. Physical Education is an

Should the present ban on exploiting the resources of the Antarctic be maintained? All the Yes points: Antarctica is a

Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their children? All the Yes points: Legal

Is it ever acceptable to pay a bribe? Should companies who pay bribes abroad be prosecuted for it in their

Should publicly supported education programs include the distribution of condoms? All the Yes points: Providing condoms to students in public

Is a two-party system preferable to a multi-party system? All the Yes points: Where two-party systems have emerged it is

Should the state retirement age be raised? All the Yes points: Too low an age of retirement damages economic efficiency,

Are beauty contests harmful? All the Yes points: Beauty contests promote an ideal of female beauty to which only a

‘Double jeopardy’ means being tried twice for the same offence. The ‘double jeopardy’ rule means that an individual cannot be

Should the constitutional limit preventing US Presidents from serving more than two terms be repealed? All the Yes points: The

Should the numbers of women in the legislature be raised artificially? All the Yes points: In ‘representative’ democracy it is

Should there be a ban on television advertisements aimed at children? All the Yes points: It is not ethical to

Should the European Union commit itself to including Turkey in the future, offering it a starting date for accession negotiations?

Is the imposition of sanctions on states the best way to end child labour? All the Yes points: There is

Should blood sports be banned? All the Yes points: The test for whether beings should enjoy moral significance is their

Are security measures justified to the extent that civil liberties can be sacrificed? All the Yes points: There is a

Should arranged marriages be outlawed? All the Yes points: Arranging marriages is an insult to the very nature of marriage,

Are selective schools better for children? Should they be supported and funded by the government, or is it better to

Should flag burning as a form of protest be prohibited? All the Yes points: It is trite law that free

Should formal prayer in schools be prohibited? All the Yes points: A pupil is unable to give or withhold their

Should the World Bank be deemed a success or a failure? All the Yes points: The public infrastructure projects funded

Should drivers be prohibited from using mobile ‘phones? All the Yes points: Using a mobile phone while driving is very

Should extremist political parties be banned from standing for political office? Does their right to have their say outweigh the

Do the benefits of tourism outweigh the costs? All the Yes points: Tourism vastly increases income to a particular area