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IdiomsandExamples>>======**__"">>Issues""__**======
__//++**Business, Consumers and Employees**++//__ DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
Includes issues of taxation and regulation, consumer protections, employment standards and unemployment issues.
~**__Business and Consumers__**
~Includes issues such as changes in business regulations and taxes placed on businesses. This category also includes issues dealing with consumer protections, such as product safety, credit, and manufacturer liability.
~~**Trade**
~~Relating to interstate trade or trade between the United States and other nations
~~**++__Industries__++ DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~~See parent category for list of specific industries**
~**__Employment and Affirmative Action__**
~Includes issues relating to employment standards and practices, such as hiring, termination, compensation, and workplace safety. Also includes issues of unemployment.
~~**Labor Unions**
~~Relating to trade unions and/or collective bargaining.
__//**Criminal Justice**//__
Relating to domestic crime, law enforcement, and/or corrections
~**Civil Liberties and Civil Rights**
~Relating to the freedoms ensured by the Bill of Rights, personal freedoms, and individuals' means of participating in society, such as voting rights.
~**Death Penalty**
~Includes issues such as official procedures for executions and prohibiting execution by the state
~**__Drugs__**
~Includes issues relating to non-legal drugs, legalizing drugs and the abuse of drugs. See: Health Issues for issues relating to prescription health care
~~**Marijuana**
~~Relating to the legalization or decriminalization of Marijuana, including for medical use
~**Guns**
~Relating to purchasing, registering, carrying, and/or using firearms
~**Legal**
~Relating to legal processes and procedures. Includes issues relating to lawsuits and eminent domain.
~**National Security**
~Includes issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security and customs regulations. This category excludes issues such as immigration unless national security is explicitly addressed.
__//**Economy and Fiscal**//__
Relating to taxation, government budgeting or spending, and business regulations.
~**__++Budget, Spending, and Taxes__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~Relating to tax changes, or else focused on the budget, spending, or appropriations
~~**Monetary Policy**
~~Relating to currency and the supply of money. Includes interest rate manipulations, quantitative easing, currency manipulations, and issues of legal tender. Often involves actions of the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.
~~**__Government Budget and Spending__**
~~Relating to government spending or appropriations. Includes budget bills.
~~~**Entitlements and the Safety Net**
~~~Relating to government-administered social programs, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and food stamps. Includes public pensions.
~~~**Foreign Aid**
~~~Relating to monetary or humanitarian aid given to foreign nations or groups, generally through the State Department
~~~**__Infrastructure__**
~~~Relating to public services, including water, power, public property, and other basic government services
~~~~**Transportation**
~~~~Relating to transportation policy, including highways, shipping, vehicle standards, aviation, and fuel issues.
~~**Taxes**
~~Relating to tax changes. This applies to both the implementation or amending of taxes as well as the payment of taxes by individuals.
~**__++Business, Consumers, and Employees__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~See Business, Consumers, and Employees under Issues
~**Finance and Banking**
~Relating to banks and other financial institutions. Includes issues such as credit, insurance, and securities
__//**Education**//__
Relating to educational standards, policies, and/or funding
~**K-12 Education**
~Issues relating to K-12 education, public or private. Includes issues such as charter schools, vouchers, teachers' pay, and No Child Left Behind
~**Higher Education**
~Issues related to secondary education, including vocational schools, community colleges, public, private, and for profit colleges and universities. Includes issues such as student loans
//**Environment**//
Includes issues such as emissions standards, conservation, wilderness preservation, water and air quality regulations, and water supplies
__//**Foreign Affairs**//__
Relating to the United States' relations and policies with foreign nations
~**Defense**
~Relating to the defense of the United States, including defense spending and policy, as well as actions of the military
~**Foreign Aid**
~Relating to monetary or humanitarian aid given to foreign nations or groups, generally through the State Department
~**Immigration**
~Relating to immigration (legal and illegal) including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements.
~**National Security**
~Includes issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security and customs regulations. This category excludes issues such as immigration unless national security is explicitly addressed.
~**Trade**
~Relating to interstate trade or trade between the United States and other nations.
__//**Government Operations**//__
Relating to the role, structure, or practices of government.
~**++__Budget, Spending, and Taxes__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~See “Budget, Spending and Taxes under Issues>Economy and Fiscal.
~**__Elections __**
~Includes issues such as changes to election laws, requirements to run for office, voting requirements, election dates, and regulations on campaign finances.
~~**Campaign Finance**
~~Relating to regulations on campaign finance.
~**__Constitution__**
~Includes amendments to federal and state constitutions and constitutional conventions.
~~**Civil Liberties and Civil Rights**
~~Relating to the freedoms ensured by the Bill of Rights, personal freedoms, and individuals' means of participating in society, such as voting rights.
~**Executive Branch**
~Includes issues relating to the Executive Branch, such as confirmation, impeachment, and administrative authority
~**Federal, State and Local Relations**
~Relating to conflicts or changes of jurisdiction between the federal, state, and local levels of government, or between different governments on the same level
~**Legislative Branch**
~Relating to the benefits and restrictions Congress or a state legislature imposes on itself, including compensation, ethics standards, and authority. This category also includes campaign regulations on Congressional and state legislative candidates.
~**__Judicial Branch__**
~Relating to judicial practices and procedures, including nominations, term limits, and other issues specific to the judicial branch.
~~**Legal**
~~Relating to legal processes and procedures. Includes issues relating to lawsuits and eminent domain.
__//**Health and Health Care**//__
Includes issues relating to public health, health insurance, prescription drugs, government healthcare programs, and medical malpractice
~**__Reproduction__**
~Includes issues relating to the human reproductive system, such as abortion, contraception, and sex education.
~~**Abortion**
~~Relating to the abortion procedure and access to it. Includes issues such as the circumstances in which abortion is legal, parental consent, ultrasound requirements, and public funding of abortions.
~**Food Processing and Sales**
~Relating to the treatment, manufacture, and processing of food and beverages and food and beverage sales. Includes issues relating to food inspection, regulations, mandatory ingredients, restrictions on consumption etc.
~**__Drugs__**
~Includes issues relating to non-legal drugs, legalizing drugs and the abuse of drugs. See: Health Issues for issues relating to prescription health care
~~**Marijuana**
~~Relating to the legalization or decriminalization of Marijuana, including for medical use
~**Environment**
~Includes issues such as emissions standards, conservation, wilderness preservation, water and air quality regulations, and water supplies
~**Health Insurance**
~Relating to private health insurance and/or health insurance programs administered by the government
~**Stem Cell Research**
~Includes issues such as the funding, restriction, or prohibition of stem cell research. This category also includes human cloning if stem cells are specifically mentioned.
//**Housing and Property**//
Relating to issues such as the transfer of land, eminent domain, building standards, affordable housing, and property taxes. Includes housing assistance after natural disasters.
//**Immigration**//
Relating to immigration (legal and illegal), including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements
__//**Infrastructure**//__
Relating to public services, including water, power, public property, and other basic government services. Includes issues relating to infrastructure repair after natural disasters.
~**Transportation**
~Relating to transportation policy, including highways, shipping, vehicle standards, aviation, and fuel issues.
__//**Natural Resources**//__
Relating to the production, acquisition, distribution, or consumption of natural resources and energy
~**__Agriculture and Food__**
~Relating to farming, livestock, produce, and/or ranching. Also includes issues relating to food processing and sales.
~~**Food Processing and Sales**
~~Relating to the treatment, manufacture, and processing of food and beverages and food and beverage sales. Includes issues relating to food inspection, regulations, mandatory ingredients, restrictions on consumption etc.
~**Animals and Wildlife**
~Relating to pets, livestock, fish and game, endangered species, or other wildlife
~**__Energy__**
~Includes issues such as utility regulations, natural resource exploration, drilling for oil, incentives for cleaner energy, and emissions standards
~~**Oil and Gas**
~~Relating specifically to the production, acquisition, distribution, and consumption of oil and natural gas
~**Environment**
~Includes issues such as emissions standards, conservation, wilderness preservation, water and air quality regulations, and water supplies.
__//**++Science, Technology and Communication++**//__ DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
Relating to science, including research and education, new technology and its uses, and communications.
~**__Science__**
~Relating to science, including medical research and the teaching of alternative scientific theories
~~**Stem Cell Research**
~~Includes issues such as the funding, restriction, or prohibition of stem cell research. This category also includes human cloning if stem cells are specifically mentioned.
~**Technology and Communication**
~Includes issues such as regulations of new types of technologies and their uses, as well as regulations of communication
__//**Social**//__
Relating to the interaction between society as a whole and people's personal lives.
~**Socially Conservative**
~Relating to what a person or a group of people believe is the preservation of traditional values.
~**Socially Liberal**
~Relating to the expansion or protection of personal freedoms.
~**__Reproduction__**
~Includes issues relating to the human reproductive system, such as abortion, contraception, and sex education.
~~**Abortion**
~~Relating to the abortion procedure and access to it. Includes issues such as the circumstances in which abortion is legal, parental consent, ultrasound requirements, and public funding of abortions.
~**Animals and Wildlife**
~Relating to pets, livestock, fish and game, endangered species, or other wildlife
~**Arts, Entertainment and History**
~Relating to sports or the arts, as well as funding for them
~**Criminal Justice**
~See "Criminal Justice" under Issues > Criminal Justice
~**Gambling and Gaming**
~Relating to legalizing, licensing, regulating, restricting, or banning any form of gambling or gaming
~**Immigration**
~Relating to immigration (legal and illegal), including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements
~**__Family__**
~Includes issues directly affecting families, such as children's health care, childcare, and rights of minors. This category also includes definitions of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
~~**__Minors and Children__**
~~Includes issues directly affecting children under the age of 18
~~~**K-12 Education**
~~~Issues relating to K-12 education, public or private. Includes issues such as charter schools, vouchers, teachers' pay, and No Child Left Behind
~~**Marriage**
~~Includes issues such as the definition of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
~**Religion**
~Relating directly to the practice of religion or a religious group
~**Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity**
~Includes issues such as civil unions and Constitutional amendments defining marriage
~**Stem Cell Research**
~Includes issues such as the funding, restriction, or prohibition of stem cell research. This category also includes human cloning if stem cells are specifically mentioned.
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======**__"">>Industries""__**======
**__Agriculture and Food__**
Relating to farming, livestock, produce, and/or ranching. Also includes issues relating to food processing and sales.
~**Food Processing and Sales**
~Relating to the treatment, manufacture, and processing of food and beverages and food and beverage sales. Includes issues relating to food inspection, regulations, mandatory ingredients, restrictions on consumption etc.
**Arts and Entertainment**
Relating to sports or the arts, as well as funding for them
**Defense**
Relating to the defense of the United States, including defense spending and policy, as well as actions of the military
**__Education__**
Relating to educational standards, policies, and/or funding
~**K-12 Education**
~Issues relating to K-12 education, public or private. Includes issues such as charter schools, vouchers, teachers' pay, and No Child Left Behind
~**Higher Education**
~Issues related to secondary education, including vocational schools, community colleges, public, private, and for profit colleges and universities. Includes issues such as student loans
**__Energy__**
Includes issues such as utility regulations, natural resource exploration, drilling for oil, incentives for cleaner energy, and emissions standards
~**Oil and Gas**
~Relating specifically to the production, acquisition, distribution, and consumption of oil and natural gas
**Finance and Banking**
Relating to banks and other financial institutions. Includes issues such as credit, insurance, and securities
**Gambling and Gaming**
Relating to legalizing, licensing, regulating, restricting, or banning any form of gambling or gaming
**__Health and Health Care__**
Includes issues relating to public health, health insurance, prescription drugs, government healthcare programs, and medical malpractice
~**Health Insurance**
~Relating to private health insurance and/or health insurance programs administered by the government
~See “Health and Health Care†under Issues for more options
**Housing and Property**
Includes issues such as the transfer of land, eminent domain, building standards, affordable housing, and property taxes
**++__Science, Technology and Communication__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
(See “Science, Technology and Communication†under Issues for more options.)
**Transportation**
Relating to transportation policy, including highways, shipping, vehicle standards, aviation, and fuel issues.
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======**__"">>Populations""__**======
**++__//Business, Consumers and Employees//__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
Includes issues of taxation and regulation, consumer protections, employment standards and unemployment issues.
~**Business and Consumers**
~Includes issues such as changes in business regulations and taxes placed on businesses. This category also includes issues dealing with consumer protections, such as product safety, credit, and manufacturer liability.
~**Labor Unions**
~Relating to trade unions and/or collective bargaining.
~(See “Business, Consumers and Employees†under Issues for more options)
**Executive Branch**
Includes issues relating to the Executive Branch, such as confirmation, impeachment, and administrative authority
**Legislative Branch**
Relating to the benefits and restrictions Congress or a state legislature imposes on itself, including compensation, ethics standards, and authority. This category also includes campaign regulations on Congressional and state legislative candidates.
**Judicial Branch**
Relating to judicial practices and procedures, including nominations, term limits, and other issues specific to the judicial branch.
**Immigration**
Relating to immigration (legal and illegal), including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements
**Indigenous Peoples**
Relating to the relationships between the state or federal government and Native Americans/American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Native Alaskans. This category includes casino issues and the regulation of tribal governments.
**__Family__**
Includes issues directly affecting families, such as children's health care, childcare, and rights of minors. This category also includes definitions of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
~**Children**
~Includes issues directly affecting children under the age of 18
~**Marriage**
~Includes issues such as the definition of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
**Military Personnel**
Relating to active enlisted personnel of the US military and their families, such as military salaries, healthcare, and education benefits. This also includes the the funding of projects for the military.
**Senior Citizens**
Includes issues such as pensions and amending social security
**Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity**
Includes issues such as civil unions and Constitutional amendments defining marriage
**Unemployed and Low-Income**
Relating to domestic poverty or unemployment issues, including financial hardship and government assistance such as Welfare, Medicaid, and affordable housing.
**Veterans**
Relating to veterans' healthcare and benefits
**__Women__**
Includes issues such as workplace discrimination, sexual assault, and women's health issues such as requiring human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations
~**__Reproduction__**
~Includes issues relating to the human reproductive system, such as abortion, contraception, and sex education.
~~**Abortion**
~~Relating to the abortion procedure and access to it. Includes issues such as the circumstances in which abortion is legal, parental consent, ultrasound requirements, and public funding of abortions.
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======**__"">>Ideologies""__**======
IDEOLOGIES SHOULD NOT BE CHOSEN FOR SPEECHES AND VOTES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE PROJECT MANAGER
**__Conservative__**
Relating to advancing the principles of conservatism. Includes interest groups that classify themselves as representing conservative perspectives on multiple issues and ratings that evaluate candidates and officials on how conservative they are
~**Fiscally Conservative**
~Relating to advancing the principles of conservatism in fiscal matters.
~**Socially Conservative**
~Relating to advancing the principles of conservatism in social matters.
**__Liberal__**
Relating to advancing the principles of liberalism. Includes interest groups that classify themselves as representing liberal perspectives on multiple issues and ratings that evaluate candidates and officials on how liberal they are.
~**Fiscally Liberal**
~Relating to advancing the principles of liberalism in fiscal matters.
~**Socially Liberal**
~Relating to advancing the principles of liberalism in social matters.
**Impartial/Nonpartisan**
Relating to advancing impartiality or nonpartisanship in matters of governance.
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IdiomsandExamples>>======**__"">>Issues""__**======
__//++**Business, Consumers and Employees**++//__ DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
Includes issues of taxation and regulation, consumer protections, employment standards and unemployment issues.
~**__Business and Consumers__**
~Includes issues such as changes in business regulations and taxes placed on businesses. This category also includes issues dealing with consumer protections, such as product safety, credit, and manufacturer liability.
~~**Trade**
~~Relating to interstate trade or trade between the United States and other nations
~~**++__Industries__++ DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~~See parent category for list of specific industries**
~**__Employment and Affirmative Action__**
~Includes issues relating to employment standards and practices, such as hiring, termination, compensation, and workplace safety. Also includes issues of unemployment.
~~**Labor Unions**
~~Relating to trade unions and/or collective bargaining.
__//**Criminal Justice**//__
Relating to domestic crime, law enforcement, and/or corrections
~**Civil Liberties and Civil Rights**
~Relating to the freedoms ensured by the Bill of Rights, personal freedoms, and individuals' means of participating in society, such as voting rights.
~**Death Penalty**
~Includes issues such as official procedures for executions and prohibiting execution by the state
~**__Drugs__**
~Includes issues relating to non-legal drugs, legalizing drugs and the abuse of drugs. See: Health Issues for issues relating to prescription health care
~~**Marijuana**
~~Relating to the legalization or decriminalization of Marijuana, including for medical use
~**Guns**
~Relating to purchasing, registering, carrying, and/or using firearms
~**Legal**
~Relating to legal processes and procedures. Includes issues relating to lawsuits and eminent domain.
~**National Security**
~Includes issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security and customs regulations. This category excludes issues such as immigration unless national security is explicitly addressed.
__//**Economy and Fiscal**//__
Relating to taxation, government budgeting or spending, and business regulations.
~**__++Budget, Spending, and Taxes__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~Relating to tax changes, or else focused on the budget, spending, or appropriations
~~**Monetary Policy**
~~Relating to currency and the supply of money. Includes interest rate manipulations, quantitative easing, currency manipulations, and issues of legal tender. Often involves actions of the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.
~~**__Government Budget and Spending__**
~~Relating to government spending or appropriations. Includes budget bills.
~~~**Entitlements and the Safety Net**
~~~Relating to government-administered social programs, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and food stamps. Includes public pensions.
~~~**Foreign Aid**
~~~Relating to monetary or humanitarian aid given to foreign nations or groups, generally through the State Department
~~~**__Infrastructure__**
~~~Relating to public services, including water, power, public property, and other basic government services
~~~~**Transportation**
~~~~Relating to transportation policy, including highways, shipping, vehicle standards, aviation, and fuel issues.
~~**Taxes**
~~Relating to tax changes. This applies to both the implementation or amending of taxes as well as the payment of taxes by individuals.
~**__++Business, Consumers, and Employees__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~See Business, Consumers, and Employees under Issues
~**Finance and Banking**
~Relating to banks and other financial institutions. Includes issues such as credit, insurance, and securities
__//**Education**//__
Relating to educational standards, policies, and/or funding
~**K-12 Education**
~Issues relating to K-12 education, public or private. Includes issues such as charter schools, vouchers, teachers' pay, and No Child Left Behind
~**Higher Education**
~Issues related to secondary education, including vocational schools, community colleges, public, private, and for profit colleges and universities. Includes issues such as student loans
//**Environment**//
Includes issues such as emissions standards, conservation, wilderness preservation, water and air quality regulations, and water supplies
__//**Foreign Affairs**//__
Relating to the United States' relations and policies with foreign nations
~**Defense**
~Relating to the defense of the United States, including defense spending and policy, as well as actions of the military
~**Foreign Aid**
~Relating to monetary or humanitarian aid given to foreign nations or groups, generally through the State Department
~**Immigration**
~Relating to immigration (legal and illegal) including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements.
~**National Security**
~Includes issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security and customs regulations. This category excludes issues such as immigration unless national security is explicitly addressed.
~**Trade**
~Relating to interstate trade or trade between the United States and other nations.
__//**Government Operations**//__
Relating to the role, structure, or practices of government.
~**++__Budget, Spending, and Taxes__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
~See “Budget, Spending and Taxes under Issues>Economy and Fiscal.
~**__Elections __**
~Includes issues such as changes to election laws, requirements to run for office, voting requirements, election dates, and regulations on campaign finances.
~~**Campaign Finance**
~~Relating to regulations on campaign finance.
~**__Constitution__**
~Includes amendments to federal and state constitutions and constitutional conventions.
~~**Civil Liberties and Civil Rights**
~~Relating to the freedoms ensured by the Bill of Rights, personal freedoms, and individuals' means of participating in society, such as voting rights.
~**Executive Branch**
~Includes issues relating to the Executive Branch, such as confirmation, impeachment, and administrative authority
~**Federal, State and Local Relations**
~Relating to conflicts or changes of jurisdiction between the federal, state, and local levels of government, or between different governments on the same level
~**Legislative Branch**
~Relating to the benefits and restrictions Congress or a state legislature imposes on itself, including compensation, ethics standards, and authority. This category also includes campaign regulations on Congressional and state legislative candidates.
~**__Judicial Branch__**
~Relating to judicial practices and procedures, including nominations, term limits, and other issues specific to the judicial branch.
~~**Legal**
~~Relating to legal processes and procedures. Includes issues relating to lawsuits and eminent domain.
__//**Health and Health Care**//__
Includes issues relating to public health, health insurance, prescription drugs, government healthcare programs, and medical malpractice
~**__Reproduction__**
~Includes issues relating to the human reproductive system, such as abortion, contraception, and sex education.
~~**Abortion**
~~Relating to the abortion procedure and access to it. Includes issues such as the circumstances in which abortion is legal, parental consent, ultrasound requirements, and public funding of abortions.
~**Food Processing and Sales**
~Relating to the treatment, manufacture, and processing of food and beverages and food and beverage sales. Includes issues relating to food inspection, regulations, mandatory ingredients, restrictions on consumption etc.
~**__Drugs__**
~Includes issues relating to non-legal drugs, legalizing drugs and the abuse of drugs. See: Health Issues for issues relating to prescription health care
~~**Marijuana**
~~Relating to the legalization or decriminalization of Marijuana, including for medical use
~**Environment**
~Includes issues such as emissions standards, conservation, wilderness preservation, water and air quality regulations, and water supplies
~**Health Insurance**
~Relating to private health insurance and/or health insurance programs administered by the government
~**Stem Cell Research**
~Includes issues such as the funding, restriction, or prohibition of stem cell research. This category also includes human cloning if stem cells are specifically mentioned.
//**Housing and Property**//
Relating to issues such as the transfer of land, eminent domain, building standards, affordable housing, and property taxes. Includes housing assistance after natural disasters.
//**Immigration**//
Relating to immigration (legal and illegal), including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements
__//**Infrastructure**//__
Relating to public services, including water, power, public property, and other basic government services. Includes issues relating to infrastructure repair after natural disasters.
~**Transportation**
~Relating to transportation policy, including highways, shipping, vehicle standards, aviation, and fuel issues.
__//**Natural Resources**//__
Relating to the production, acquisition, distribution, or consumption of natural resources and energy
~**__Agriculture and Food__**
~Relating to farming, livestock, produce, and/or ranching. Also includes issues relating to food processing and sales.
~~**Food Processing and Sales**
~~Relating to the treatment, manufacture, and processing of food and beverages and food and beverage sales. Includes issues relating to food inspection, regulations, mandatory ingredients, restrictions on consumption etc.
~**Animals and Wildlife**
~Relating to pets, livestock, fish and game, endangered species, or other wildlife
~**__Energy__**
~Includes issues such as utility regulations, natural resource exploration, drilling for oil, incentives for cleaner energy, and emissions standards
~~**Oil and Gas**
~~Relating specifically to the production, acquisition, distribution, and consumption of oil and natural gas
~**Environment**
~Includes issues such as emissions standards, conservation, wilderness preservation, water and air quality regulations, and water supplies.
__//**++Science, Technology and Communication++**//__ DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
Relating to science, including research and education, new technology and its uses, and communications.
~**__Science__**
~Relating to science, including medical research and the teaching of alternative scientific theories
~~**Stem Cell Research**
~~Includes issues such as the funding, restriction, or prohibition of stem cell research. This category also includes human cloning if stem cells are specifically mentioned.
~**Technology and Communication**
~Includes issues such as regulations of new types of technologies and their uses, as well as regulations of communication
__//**Social**//__
Relating to the interaction between society as a whole and people's personal lives.
~**Socially Conservative**
~Relating to what a person or a group of people believe is the preservation of traditional values.
~**Socially Liberal**
~Relating to the expansion or protection of personal freedoms.
~**__Reproduction__**
~Includes issues relating to the human reproductive system, such as abortion, contraception, and sex education.
~~**Abortion**
~~Relating to the abortion procedure and access to it. Includes issues such as the circumstances in which abortion is legal, parental consent, ultrasound requirements, and public funding of abortions.
~**Animals and Wildlife**
~Relating to pets, livestock, fish and game, endangered species, or other wildlife
~**Arts, Entertainment and History**
~Relating to sports or the arts, as well as funding for them
~**Criminal Justice**
~See "Criminal Justice" under Issues > Criminal Justice
~**Gambling and Gaming**
~Relating to legalizing, licensing, regulating, restricting, or banning any form of gambling or gaming
~**Immigration**
~Relating to immigration (legal and illegal), including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements
~**__Family__**
~Includes issues directly affecting families, such as children's health care, childcare, and rights of minors. This category also includes definitions of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
~~**__Minors and Children__**
~~Includes issues directly affecting children under the age of 18
~~~**K-12 Education**
~~~Issues relating to K-12 education, public or private. Includes issues such as charter schools, vouchers, teachers' pay, and No Child Left Behind
~~**Marriage**
~~Includes issues such as the definition of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
~**Religion**
~Relating directly to the practice of religion or a religious group
~**Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity**
~Includes issues such as civil unions and Constitutional amendments defining marriage
~**Stem Cell Research**
~Includes issues such as the funding, restriction, or prohibition of stem cell research. This category also includes human cloning if stem cells are specifically mentioned.
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======**__"">>Industries""__**======
**__Agriculture and Food__**
Relating to farming, livestock, produce, and/or ranching. Also includes issues relating to food processing and sales.
~**Food Processing and Sales**
~Relating to the treatment, manufacture, and processing of food and beverages and food and beverage sales. Includes issues relating to food inspection, regulations, mandatory ingredients, restrictions on consumption etc.
**Arts and Entertainment**
Relating to sports or the arts, as well as funding for them
**Defense**
Relating to the defense of the United States, including defense spending and policy, as well as actions of the military
**__Education__**
Relating to educational standards, policies, and/or funding
~**K-12 Education**
~Issues relating to K-12 education, public or private. Includes issues such as charter schools, vouchers, teachers' pay, and No Child Left Behind
~**Higher Education**
~Issues related to secondary education, including vocational schools, community colleges, public, private, and for profit colleges and universities. Includes issues such as student loans
**__Energy__**
Includes issues such as utility regulations, natural resource exploration, drilling for oil, incentives for cleaner energy, and emissions standards
~**Oil and Gas**
~Relating specifically to the production, acquisition, distribution, and consumption of oil and natural gas
**Finance and Banking**
Relating to banks and other financial institutions. Includes issues such as credit, insurance, and securities
**Gambling and Gaming**
Relating to legalizing, licensing, regulating, restricting, or banning any form of gambling or gaming
**__Health and Health Care__**
Includes issues relating to public health, health insurance, prescription drugs, government healthcare programs, and medical malpractice
~**Health Insurance**
~Relating to private health insurance and/or health insurance programs administered by the government
~See “Health and Health Care†under Issues for more options
**Housing and Property**
Includes issues such as the transfer of land, eminent domain, building standards, affordable housing, and property taxes
**++__Science, Technology and Communication__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
(See “Science, Technology and Communication†under Issues for more options.)
**Transportation**
Relating to transportation policy, including highways, shipping, vehicle standards, aviation, and fuel issues.
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**++__//Business, Consumers and Employees//__++** DO NOT USE - CAN ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED
Includes issues of taxation and regulation, consumer protections, employment standards and unemployment issues.
~**Business and Consumers**
~Includes issues such as changes in business regulations and taxes placed on businesses. This category also includes issues dealing with consumer protections, such as product safety, credit, and manufacturer liability.
~**Labor Unions**
~Relating to trade unions and/or collective bargaining.
~(See “Business, Consumers and Employees†under Issues for more options)
**Executive Branch**
Includes issues relating to the Executive Branch, such as confirmation, impeachment, and administrative authority
**Legislative Branch**
Relating to the benefits and restrictions Congress or a state legislature imposes on itself, including compensation, ethics standards, and authority. This category also includes campaign regulations on Congressional and state legislative candidates.
**Judicial Branch**
Relating to judicial practices and procedures, including nominations, term limits, and other issues specific to the judicial branch.
**Immigration**
Relating to immigration (legal and illegal), including requirements for immigration, border security, public benefits for illegal immigrants, defining the official language(s) of government, proof of citizenship requirements, and identification requirements
**Indigenous Peoples**
Relating to the relationships between the state or federal government and Native Americans/American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Native Alaskans. This category includes casino issues and the regulation of tribal governments.
**__Family__**
Includes issues directly affecting families, such as children's health care, childcare, and rights of minors. This category also includes definitions of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
~**Children**
~Includes issues directly affecting children under the age of 18
~**Marriage**
~Includes issues such as the definition of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
**Military Personnel**
Relating to active enlisted personnel of the US military and their families, such as military salaries, healthcare, and education benefits. This also includes the the funding of projects for the military.
**Senior Citizens**
Includes issues such as pensions and amending social security
**Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity**
Includes issues such as civil unions and Constitutional amendments defining marriage
**Unemployed and Low-Income**
Relating to domestic poverty or unemployment issues, including financial hardship and government assistance such as Welfare, Medicaid, and affordable housing.
**Veterans**
Relating to veterans' healthcare and benefits
**__Women__**
Includes issues such as workplace discrimination, sexual assault, and women's health issues such as requiring human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations
~**__Reproduction__**
~Includes issues relating to the human reproductive system, such as abortion, contraception, and sex education.
~~**Abortion**
~~Relating to the abortion procedure and access to it. Includes issues such as the circumstances in which abortion is legal, parental consent, ultrasound requirements, and public funding of abortions.
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IDEOLOGIES SHOULD NOT BE CHOSEN FOR SPEECHES AND VOTES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE PROJECT MANAGER
**__Conservative__**
Relating to advancing the principles of conservatism. Includes interest groups that classify themselves as representing conservative perspectives on multiple issues and ratings that evaluate candidates and officials on how conservative they are
~**Fiscally Conservative**
~Relating to advancing the principles of conservatism in fiscal matters.
~**Socially Conservative**
~Relating to advancing the principles of conservatism in social matters.
**__Liberal__**
Relating to advancing the principles of liberalism. Includes interest groups that classify themselves as representing liberal perspectives on multiple issues and ratings that evaluate candidates and officials on how liberal they are.
~**Fiscally Liberal**
~Relating to advancing the principles of liberalism in fiscal matters.
~**Socially Liberal**
~Relating to advancing the principles of liberalism in social matters.
**Impartial/Nonpartisan**
Relating to advancing impartiality or nonpartisanship in matters of governance.
