Debate Topics/Congress Information/Extemp

Debate Topics and Congress Information

CX Debate:

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

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LD Debate (Including Novice):

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.

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PF Debate (Including Novice):

Resolved: The United States should accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

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Prep time for CX is 8 minutes. Prep time for LD is 4 minutes. Prep time for PF is 3 minutes. We will use NSDA pilot rules for PF.

Brackets will NOT be broken in debate.

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CONGRESS NOTES:

We will use the TFA 2024 Spring Legislation to be debated in each session is listed below. The items may be reordered as established by each chamber. Copies of the legislation can be found on the TFA websitehere. Procedures for advancing and tie-breakers can be found in the TFA constitution.

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Bear (Online)

Prelims - 13, 11, 15, 12, 14

Finals - 20, 16, 19, 17, 18

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Tiger (Saturday)

Prelims - 18, 17, 19, 16, 20

Finals - 14, 12, 15, 11, 13

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Bear WSD Motions (Online)

Round 1: As the United State government, this House would remove the ban on using affirmative action policies in higher education admissions.

Round 2: As the United State government, this House would remove the ban on using affirmative action policies in higher education admissions.

Round 3: Impromptu

Elim 1: This House believes that social media activism has done more harm than good to the feminist movement.

Elim 2: Impromptu

Elim 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.

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Tiger WSD Motions (In Person)

Round 1: This House believes that social media activism has done more harm than good to the feminist movement.

Round 2: This House believes that social media activism has done more harm than good to the feminist movement.

Round 3: Impromptu

Elim 1: As the United State government, this House would remove the ban on using affirmative action policies in higher education admissions.

Elim 2: Impromptu

Extemp Topic Areas

Bear DX

P Politics

S Foreign Policy

F The Economy

Bear FX

P The Middle East

S Europe

F Asia

NX Is a mix from each round

Tiger DX

P Social Issues

S The Trump Administration

F Judicial

Tiger FX

P Africa

S Latin America

F IGOs and International NGOs

NX Is a mix from each round