Springboard December Capstone Tournament
2025 — NSDA Campus, IA/US
Topics
World Schools:
Round 1 (Prepared) - This House regrets the dispatching of the press to active combat zones for news delivery.
Round 2 (Prepared) - This House regrets the dispatching of the press to active combat zones for news delivery.
Round 3 - Impromptu
Public Forum (all divisions will use the Nov/Dec topic): Resolved: The United States federal government should require technology companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.
Lincoln-Douglas (all divisions will use Nov/Dec topic): Resolved: The United States ought to rewild substantial tracts of land.
Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.
Big Questions: Resolved: Moral systems rooted in theism are preferable to non-theistic moral systems.
Congressional Debate: Congress legislation will be posted here two weeks prior to the Capstone!
Extemp Topic Areas (Coming soon):
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For more information, please visit the NSDA Topics webpage.