Springboard January Capstone

2024 — NSDA Campus, IA/US

Topics

World Schools: This House believes that multilateral cooperation is dead. (Rounds 1 & 2)

This House would support political term limits for all elected positions. (Rounds 3 & 4)

Public Forum (all divisions will use the Nov/Dec topic): Resolved: The United States federal government should forgive all federal student loan debt.

Lincoln-Douglas (all divisions will use Nov/Dec topic): Resolved: The United States ought to prohibit the extraction of fossil fuels from federal public lands and waters.

Policy: Resolved: 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.

Big Questions: Resolved: Belief in the supernatural is incompatible with belief in science.

Congressional Debate: Congress legislation can be found here.

Extemp Topic Areas:

R1: United States Social & Political Issues

R2: International Social & Political Issues

R3: Elections

R4: Economic, Energy, and Environmental Issues

For more information, please visit the NSDA Topics webpage.