1.Winner controls the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, which currently has an open seat, is split perfectly down the middle – four democrats, four republicans, and the next president will be the one to fill this vacancy. So what does this mean? Well, once this seat is filled, one political party will control the majority – critically shaping some of the nations most crucial issues on equal and social rights such as a woman's right to choose, gun control legislation, voter rights, and marriage equality.

2. Global Warming Progress Might Be Taking A Step Back

In his first major speech on energy policy, Donald Trump said that he would “cancel” the Paris climate deal, an accord legally binding 195 countries to reduce their production of carbon emissions. The agreement calls for global action; putting the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C. Unfortunately, the Republican Nominee does not believe in global warming. Trump has said that global warming is a “hoax” and that it was “created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” Trump has also stated that "Any regulation that's outdated, unnecessary, bad for workers or contrary to the national interest will be scrapped and scrapped completely."

3. Trump's Running Mate, Mike Pence - What Does He Bring to the Table?

While the spotlight has been focused on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for the past 16 months, Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence has remained relatively unnoticed. So who is this guy? Well, he’s the Indiana governor whose glaring homophobia led to the signing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in early 2015. The sole goal of this act being to protect business owners with a stronger legal defense if they refuse to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender customers and want to cite their faith as justification for their actions, according to the Huffington Post.

4. The Price of Higher Education

While free college tuition was the primary agenda for former Democratic candidate, Bernie Sanders, Clinton has also proposed a plan to do the same – the New College Compact. More than half of the total funds of Clinton's compact will go toward grants to states and colleges. These grants will ensure that students do not need to take out loans for tuition and help reduce the burden of living expenses at four-year public colleges. The funds in the New College Compact will also provide free tuition at community colleges and support private nonprofit colleges that keep costs low and provide value, according to NASFAA, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Clinton's plan also proposes that students from families making $85,000 a year or less will be able to go to an in-state four-year public college or university without paying tuition, and students from families with incomes up $125,000 will pay no tuition at these schools by 2021. Donald Trump has yet to produce an official stance or agenda on higher education but has said, “There’s no such thing as free education.”

5. Mass Deportation - Yes or No?

Despite that fact that immigration is the cornerstone of the United States, Donald Trump has promised to deport over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country if he is elected president – and while he prides himself on being “a grower of economies,” this could very-well lead to the collapse of the American economy. This upcoming year, our economy is projected to produce approximately $18.7 trillion in goods and services - pretty impressive right? Well, once you account for the complete removal of the 6.8 million undocumented immigrants that are employed, you’re looking at an overall economic loss ranging from $381.5 to $623.2 billion. This would leave millions of desolate jobs and we wouldn’t have enough legal employees to fulfill the void, hitting service and agricultural industries particularly hard.