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From Classroom Teachers | General ideas for using clips
Campaign specific
Should candidates separate church and state in federal policy? What role should religion play in a politician's political views? Should it outweigh science? Is science just another form of belief or is it somehow fundamentally different? Should our executive leaders advocate for the common good in regards to science or the moral character in regards to our basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? How is stem cell research tied to the abortion debate?
 Media literacy
Who are some leaders and/ or celebrities who have helped make stem cell research a front page news story? Why is stem cell research so personal to them? Does the media report on stem cell research with a particular kind of bias? Or do various media outlets seem to cover this story differently (from each other or from other issues)? How have the deaths of Ronald Reagan and Christopher Reeve affected the way the public views this issue?
More ideas What characteristics of leadership should a president use when faced with these kind of decisions? What are ways that people both for and against stem cell research view this as a life or death decision? What makes this issue so complicated? How should a president weigh the competing views about what is the appropriate choice? Should it be based on religion? Based on what is best for the most people? Based on what polls show? Describe how people both for and against stem-cell research view the moral choices associated with this issue.
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