GREEN

PARTY PLATFORM
The Green Party Platform will consist of 45 planks (positions on issues). Please place your positions position on the following issues based on the scale
from 1 to 5 (where: 1 = strongly oppose, 2=oppose, 3=neutral, 4=favor, and 5=strongly favor). Please give a copy to the Honors College for distribution for
Session 5 of the Mock Presidential Election on Monday, November 2 in Western Hall.

Issue #

Issue Statement

Send U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in Syria

Keystone Pipeline

Iran Nuclear Review Act of 2015

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Photo identification for voting

Death penalty for convicted murderers

Same-sex marriage

Prayers in public schools

Late term abortions (after 20 week of gestation)

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Right of individuals to keep and bear arms

11

Stronger EPA regulations to protect the environment

12

Legalize recreational marijuana

13

Expand domestic oil drilling and/or fracking

14

Vouchers for children attending private and parochial schools

15

Increased taxes on corporations

16

Federal governmental surveillance of social networking and cell phones

17

Corn-based ethanol for motor fuel

18

Expansion of nuclear power plants

19

Taxes on gas-guzzling vehicles

20

Defund Planned Parenthood

21

Increased funding for U.S. space exploration

22

Common Core Curriculum

23

State right-to-work laws

24

Enhanced interrogation of suspected terrorists

25

Privatize Social Security

26

National sales tax

27

Enhanced penalties for hate crimes

28

Ban smoking in outdoor public places

29

Miranda rights for suspected international terrorists

30

Increased income taxes rates for wealthiest Americans

31

Stop-and-Frisk police procedures

32

Balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution

33

Amnesty for undocumented immigrants

34

Abolish the Internal Revenue Service

35

Free community college tuition for qualified students

36

Drone strikes against suspected terrorists

37

Overhaul of the U.S. Veterans Administration

38

Price supports for U.S. agricultural products

39

Law enforcement profiling

40

Physician-assisted suicide

41

Term limits for members of Congress

42

Close U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay

43

Increase the Federal Minimum Wage to $10 per hour

44

Oil Exploration in National Parks

45

Increased funding for U.S. armed forces

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