Austin McCallum Inaugural Invitational

2025 — Austin, TX/US

Topics

TOPICS:

WSD: (if no semis are needed, we will drop the Semis prompt)

-Rounds 1 & 3 - This House supports the Home Guarantee movement. Info Slide: A federal Homes Guarantee means that every household in the United States — whether they rent or own — has a dignified and affordable home.

-Round 2 & 4 - Impromptu

-Round 5 (Semis) - This House believes that social media activism has done more harm than good to the feminist movement.

-Round 6 (Finals) - This House believes that state capitalism is a more effective economic model than liberal capitalism for promoting long-term national development and economic stability.

Varsity CX -Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Novice CX -We WILL require novice teams to stick to the novice packet.

LD - Resolved: The United States ought to become party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and/or the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

PF - The United States should accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Congress: (TFA Spring 2025 Docket)

-Prelim - Items 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

-Finals - Items 20, 18, 17, 15, 13