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