Finding Evidence for VoteEasy Questions
Research Terms
Abortion: abortion, Roe v. Wade, pro-choice, pro-life, Hyde Amendment, right to life, women's rights, rights of the unborn, unborn, right to choose, pro-abortion, reproductive rights, sanctity of life, war on women
Afghanistan: Afghanistan is the only search term you need. If a source doesn't mention Afghanistan, it is not relevant to our question.
Budget-balanced budget: balanced budget, 'Cut, Cap, and Balance,' spending cuts, federal spending (previously used and might be useful: budget cuts, earmarks, earmarking, earmark spending, Paul Ryan's Roadmap, deficit commission, government spending)
Budget-defense:, defense spending, defense appropriations, military spending, military appropriations
Budget-income taxes: tax hike, Bush tax cuts, tax cuts, 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, millionaires, billionaires, wealthiest, Buffett rule
Economy-stimulus/economic growth: stimulus, stimulus spending, Recovery Act, federal stimulus, stimulus package, economic stimulus, economic growth, government intervention, market stabilization, financial crisis, recovery, reinvestment act, TARP, infrastructure, recession, fiscal, unemployment, job creation, infrastructure spending, shovel ready jobs
Economy- tax incentives: tax incentives/credits/cuts, small businesses, employers, hiring
Education: Race to the Top, education reform, parental rights, parental rights amendment, convention on the rights of a child
Energy: energy, oil drilling, offshore oil drilling/exploration, offshore leasing, OCS, Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, coasts/coastline
Environment: climate change, global warming, Climategate, Al Gore, cap and trade, carbon tax, climate tax, Clean Air Act, carbon emissions, emissions regulation, environment, regulate, green, energy, greenhouse gas, Kyoto, Copenhagen, Western Climate Initiative, EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Guns: gun, pro-gun, gun rights, gun control, gun restrictions, restrict, 2nd amendment, second amendment, bear arms, firearm, self defense, assault weapons ban, District of Columbia v. Heller
Health Care: health care, government run, government administered, public option, Obamacare, individual mandate, Affordable Care Act, health care repeal, single payer, PPACA
Immigration: illegal immigration, Arizona immigration, Arizona SB 1070, Dream Act, pathway to citizenship, federal immigration laws, immigrant, alien, amnesty, path, citizenship, undocumented worker, status, secure, border, touchback, deportation, self-deportation
Marriage: same sex marriage, gay marriage, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), traditional marriage, pro-family, civil union, proposition 19, domestic partnerships, homosexual rights, civil rights, Respect for Marriage Act
National Security: Pakistan, predator drones, drone attacks, military, offensive, action, terrorism
Social Security: social security, privatizing social security, privatize social security, social security privatization, private accounts, personal accounts, retirement security, entitlement reform, Paul Ryan's Roadmap, raising/increasing retirement age, FICA, protect, reform, solvency, pay as you go
Previous Issues (2010)
International Policy: Afghanistan, Afghanistan war, war in Afghanistan, Pakistan, predator drones, drone attacks, timetable for withdrawal, military, offensive, action, terrorism.
Capital Punishment: death penalty, capital punishment, capital crime, execution, imprisonment, human rights
Government Reform: Federal Reserve, audit the fed, federal reserve policy, filibuster, filibuster reform
Campaign finance: campaign finance, citizens united, campaign funding, elections
Trade: trade policy, trade with China, China currency manipulation, global trade, protectionism
