Region Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Greater Texas Qualifier
2020 — Pflugerville, TX/US
RRGC Debate
Event Description:
OVERVIEW, TOPIC, FORMAT, FEES, AND JUDGING OVERVIEW, TOPIC, FORMAT, FEES, AND JUDGING
Overview and Scholarships
Overview for the entire Great Communicator Debate Series can be found here: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/education/scholarship-programs/great-communicator-debate-series/
$50,000 in scholarship money is awarded each year.
Topic
The topic for the 2019-2020 Great Communicator Regional Qualifiers is Resolved: States are more effective at legislating to improve the environment than the Federal Government.
Additional resources to help get you started on your research can be found on the Great Communicator Debate Series website at https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/355236/ronald-reagan-great-communicator-regional-2019-resource-packet.pdf
You are not limited to the resources provided, but rather can use these as a starting point for your research.
Debate Format, Rules, and Eligibility Criteria
Details for the Great Communicator Debate Series debate format, rules, and eligibility can be found here:
Judging
Each competitor must provide 1 judge for the competition. Judges must be at least 18 years old and have been out of high school for two years to be eligible to judge, meaning the person should have graduated in June 2016 or earlier.
Sample ballot can be found here.
Judge Training Video can be found here.