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Debate Motion

1 272,400 This House believes single-sex schools are good for education

2 229,934 This House would ban animal testing

3 199,388 This House believes reality television does more harm than good

4 166,764 This House supports the death penalty

5 162,233 This House would ban homework

6 153,671 This house would raise the legal driving age to 18

7 147,749 This House believes the internet brings more harm than good

8 141,814 This House believes university education should be free

9 134,843 This house Would Ban School Uniforms - Junior

10

115,686

This House believes that children should be allowed to own and use mobile phones.

11

110,140

This House believes Tennessee is correct to protect teachers who wish to explore the merits of creationism

12 109,827 This House Believes that assisted suicide should be legalized

13 104,120 This house would ban cosmetic surgery

14 93,542 This House believes wild animals should not be kept in captivity

15 92,252 This House believes mothers should stay at home and look after their children.

16 88,299 This House would ban junk food from schools.

17 87,766 This house believes that capitalism is better than socialism

18 85,744 This House would Censor the Internet

19 82,938 This House believes that cannabis should be legalised

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Debate Motion

20 80,710 This House believes science is a threat to humanity

21 76,603 This House believes that advertising is harmful

22 75,560 This House would legalize the sale of human organs

23 69,774 This House would ban the sale of violent video games/censor violent video games.

24 69,158 This House believes homosexuals should be able to adopt.

25 67,072 This House would ban boxing.

26 66,092

This House would permit the use of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports

27 65,805 This House would ban beauty contests

28 64,631 This house would allow gay couples to marry

29 64,124 This house believes parents should be able to choose the sex of their children

30 63,280

This house believes extra-curricular activities in schools should be formally recognised.

31 63,199 This house would make physical education compulsory

32 62,880 Homework is a waste of time. (Junior)

33 61,523 This House would give illegal immigrants drivers licenses

34 59,482 This House Would Lower The Drinking Age

35 58,798 This house would ban smoking in public spaces

36 57,748 This House would limit the right to bear arms

37 57,619 This house would allow prisoners to vote

38 57,490 This house Would reintroduce Corporal Punishment in Schools

39 56,662 This house would make voting compulsory

40 55,527 This House Would Ban Human Cloning.

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Debate Motion

41 54,396

This House believes that parents should be held responsible for their school-going children's discipline problems.

42 53,970 This House would ban gambling

43 53,268 This House believes criminal justice should focus more on rehabilitation.

44 51,714 Every child should have a mobile phone. (Junior)

45 51,454 This House believes that the United Nations has failed

46 51,268 This House believes that marriage is an outdated institution

47 51,235 This House would restrict advertising aimed at children

48 50,256 This House Believes Terrorism can be justified

49 48,268 This House would arm teachers

50 47,730 This house believes that hosting the Olympics is a good investment

51 47,470 This House supports random drug-testing in schools

52 47,354 This House would arm the police

53 46,983 This house believes that housewives should be paid for their work

54 46,521 This House would introduce child curfews

55 45,898 This House would go vegetarian

56 45,779 This House Would Implement A Fat Tax

57 44,824 This house supports home schooling

58 44,450 This House Believes that religion does more harm than good

59 44,154 This House would ban child performers

60 43,840 This house believes that animals have rights.

61 43,803

This house believes that developed countries have a higher obligation to combat climate change than developing countries

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Debate Motion

62 43,662

This House would ban music containing lyrics that glorify violent and criminal lifestyles

63 43,647 This House would legalise Prostitution

64 43,418 This House believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons

65 43,182 This house would legalize polygamy

66 42,157 This House would use torture to obtain information from suspected terrorists.

67 41,883 Neo-functionalism explains the integration of the European Union

68 41,728

This House would ban teachers from interacting with students via social networking websites.

69 41,652

This House would hold students legally responsible for bullying if it resulted in the victim's death

70 39,288 This House would ban the development of genetically modified organisms

71 38,684 This House would ban alcohol

72 38,529 This House would go nuclear

73 38,502 This house Believes People Should Not Keep Pets

74 38,401 This House Would Distribute Condoms in Schools (Junior)

75 37,757 This House would make all parents attend parenting classes

76 37,723 This House would ban the use of animals as objects of sport and entertainment

77 37,287 This house believes in the woman's right to choose

78 36,861 This House would make sex education mandatory in schools

79 36,811

This House believes that it is sometimes right for the government to restrict freedom of speech

80 35,511 This House would force feed sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa

81 34,905 This house believes that newspapers are a thing of the past

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Debate Motion

82 34,416 This House would ban smacking

83 33,085

This House believes that music that glorifies violence against women should be banned.

84 32,699 This House would abolish the monarchy.

85 32,480 This house believes that internet access is a human right

86 32,243 This House Would Promote Safe Sex through Education at Schools

87 32,190 This House believes social deprivation causes crime.

88 32,139

This House believes that downloading music without permission is morally equivalent to theft

89 31,223 This House believes that endangered species should be protected

90 31,028 This house would further restrict smoking

91 30,969 This house believes the internet encourages democracy

92 30,871 That The UK Should Have a Written Constitution

93 30,837 This House believes we're too late on global climate change

94 30,508 This House believes that bribery is sometimes acceptable

95 30,290 This House would as the United States ban assault weapons

96 29,896 This House would ban religious symbols in public buildings

97 29,710 This House Would Abolish nuclear weapons

98 29,690 This House would explore the universe

99 29,291 This House would impose democracy

100 29,138 This house believes that the United States should be isolationist

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