Wedge Issues Worksheet

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Wedge Issue: Gun Ownership

• What events have highlighted issues around gun ownership?
• What are the key arguments around this issue?
• How does this issue divide US society?
• How does this issue divide political parties?
• How do states divide on the issue of gun ownership?

Wedge Issue: Gay Marriage

• What are the key arguments around this issue?
• How does this issue divide US society?
• How do politicians react to this issue?
• How do states divide on the issue of gay marriage?
• What role have propositions played in the issue of gay marriage?

Wedge Issue: Abortion

• What events have highlighted issues around abortion?
• What are the key arguments around this issue?
• How does this issue divide US society?
• How does this issue divide political parties?
• How do states divide on the issue of abortion?

Wedges Issue: Death Penalty

• What are the key arguments around this issue?
• How does this issue divide US society?
• How do politicians react to this issue?
• How do states divide on the issue of the death penalty?
• Is the death penalty constitutional?

Wedge Issue: Immigration

• What are the key arguments around this issue?
• How does this issue divide US society?
• How do politicians react to this issue?
• How do political parties divide on the issue of immigration?
• Explain the key immigration issues in the 2016 presidential election.

Wedge Issue: Free Speech

• What events have highlighted issues around free speech and hate speech?
• What are the key arguments around this issue?
• How does this issue divide US society?
• Is free speech always constitutional?
• What impact does this issue have on religious freedom?