During Upper School Town Meeting on October 3, 2012, the Junior Statesmen of America club presented the Democratic and Republican opinions with regard to four major political topics: Healthcare, Taxes, Middle East Policy, and Immigration Policy.
Each topic was associated with one “Resolved” statement on which Upper School students and faculty voted. Here are the results.
Healthcare: Resolved, Congress should legislatively overturn the Affordable Health Care act.
| True | False | Total Results | |
| 9th Grade | 60% | 40% | 5 |
| 10th Grade | 0% | 100% | 2 |
| 11th Grade | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| 12th Grade | 33% | 67% | 3 |
| Faculty | 40% | 60% | 5 |
| Total | 40% | 60% | 15 |
Taxes: Resolved, the graduated income tax should be made steeper in order to redistribute income.
| True | False | Total Results | |
| 9th Grade | 44% | 56% | 9 |
| 10th Grade | 36% | 64% | 25 |
| 11th Grade | 50% | 50% | 4 |
| 12th Grade | 0% | 100% | 2 |
| Faculty | 75% | 25% | 4 |
| Total | 41% | 59% | 44 |
Middle East Policy: Resolved, the US should use force to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.
| True | False | Total Results | |
| 9th Grade | 21% | 79% | 14 |
| 10th Grade | 27% | 73% | 15 |
| 11th Grade | 33% | 67% | 3 |
| 12th Grade | 22% | 78% | 9 |
| Faculty | 25% | 75% | 8 |
| Total | 24% | 76% | 49 |
Immigration Policy: Resolved, the DREAM Act should be passed.
| True | False | Total Results | |
| 9th Grade | 50% | 50% | 10 |
| 10th Grade | 100% | 0% | 14 |
| 11th Grade | 50% | 50% | 6 |
| 12th Grade | 86% | 14% | 14 |
| Faculty | 57% | 43% | 7 |
| Total | 75% | 25% | 51 |
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