ELSIK BLUE SWING 2025
2025 โ Houston, TX/US
TOPIC AREAS, MOTIONS & DOCKET INFO
CONGRESS DOCKETS: These will be debated in NUMERICAL ORDER! That's the preset order. Will be posted ASAP.
CONGRESS BILLS ONLINE TOURNAMENT: Prelims 6-10 and Finals- 1-5 (Semis if necessary 11-15)
CONGRESS BILLS in Person SATURDAY: Prelims 1-5 and Finals 11-15 (Semis if necessary 6-10)
WORLD SCHOOLS MOTIONS:
ONLINE (Th/Fri)
Round 1 This House believes that social media activism has done more harm than good to the feminist movement.
Round 2 ยท(FLIP SIDE FROM ROUND ONE)
Round 3 IMPROMPTU
Round 4 This House supports the Home Guarantee movement. Info Slide: A federal homes guarantee means that every household in the US whether they rent or own has a dignified and affordable home.
Q IMPROMPTU (This will be semis if it is a semis break.)
SEMIS THB that state capitalism is a more effective economic system than liberal capitalism for promoting long-term national development economic stability.
FINALS As the US government, this House would remove the ban on using affirmative action policies in higher education
LIVE IN PERSON (Sat)
Round 1 As the US government, this House would remove the ban on using affirmative action policies in higher education.
Round 2FLIP FROM Rd 1
Round 3 IMPROMPTU
Round 4 THB that state capitalism is a more effective economic system than liberal capitalism for promoting long-term national development economic stability.
Q IMPROMPTU (This will be semis if it is a semis break.)
SEMIS This House supports the Home Guarantee movement. Info Slide: A federal homes guarantee means that every household in the US whether they rent or own has a dignified and affordable home.
FINALS This House believes that social media activism has done more harm than good to the feminist movement.
LD TOPIC: 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 TOPIC: Since our tournament begins in January, we will use the January topic for both the ONLINE and in person portions of the tournament. Please take note of this.
Resolved: The African Union should grant diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.
POLICY TOPIC: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.
EXTEMP TOPIC AREAS: WILL BE POSTED ASAP
IMPROMPTU TOPIC AREAS: WILL BE POSTED ASAP