TOPICS and DOCKET INFORMATION

CX Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

LD Debate (Varsity & Novice):

Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, plea bargaining is just.

PF Debate:

Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.

CONGRESS NOTES: We will use the TFA 2025 Fall Legislation. Specific items are listed below. The items must be debated in the order that is listed here. Copies of the legislation can be found on the TFA website at txfa.org. Procedures for advancing and tie-breakers can be found in the TFA constitution.

Prelims: 19, 18, 20, 16, 17

Semis (if needed): TBD

Finals: 22, 24, 25, 23, 21

WS Motions

Round 1/2: This House, as a democratic government, would ban political advertising on social media platforms

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: Will use the Semis motion ina flip round b as we will break straight to Finals.

*If there are over 10 teams, we will break to a Semis, if less than 10 we will break to Finals and use the Semis motion for Finals.

Semis: This House, as a government, would prioritize financing space exploration over financing deep-sea exploration.

Finals: Impromptu

Extemp Topic Areas

DX

Prelims - Politics

Semis - Economics

Finals – US Foreign Policy

FX

Prelims - Africa

Semis - Latin America

Finals - Europe

NX - This will be a combination of FX and DX topics from each round

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