Topics

Policy: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

World Schools:
Round 1: This House regrets the rise of citizen journalism. (Info Slide: Citizen journalism is citizen-based journalism where citizens play an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information. The underlying principle of citizen journalism is that ordinary people, not professional journalists, can be the lead authors and distributors or messages. In recent times, citizen journalism has become more possible thanks to the development of various online platforms.)
Round 2: This House supports the increased use of nuclear power to combat climate change.
Round 3: This House regrets the commodification of art.
Round 4: IMPROMPTU
Quarters (if needed): IMPROMPTU
Semis: This House believes that gene-editing technology should be restricted to non-human
organisms.
Finals: IMPROMPTU

Public Forum: The United States federal government should substantially increase its military presence in the Arctic.

Lincoln Douglas: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.

Congress: Prelims 1-5, Finals 6-10

Novice Extemp: US Politics and Social Issues (both sides of the tournament)
Novice CX: Must use NDCA Novice Packet. Resources for Novice CX can be found HERE)
Novice LD: SAME AS VARSITY
Novice PF: SAME AS VARSITY