Magnolia District Qualifier

for the 2026 National Tournament

6. Topics

6. Topics

Debate Events will use the designated March 2026, March-April 2026, or 2025-2026 annual topics, depending on the event.

Extemp Topics and Questions are provided by the NSDA.

Note that the BQ topic has changed since we last debated it in Mississippi at the Madison Central Tournament.

International Extemp

Listed in no particular order. One topic will be used for each round, but not all topics will be used:

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Southwest Asia

• Americas

• Energy & Environment

United States Extemp

Listed in no particular order. One topic will be used for each round, but not all topics will be used:

• Politics

• Business & Economics

• Supreme Court & Legal Issues

• Health, Education & Social Issues

• Energy & Environment

• Foreign Policy & National Security

Public Forum - March 2026 NSDA Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should ban corporate acquisition of single-family residences.

Policy - 2025-2026 NFHS Topic

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

Lincoln-Douglas - Mar-Apr 2026 NSDA Topic

Resolved: The United States military ought to abide by the principle of non-intervention.

Big Questions - 2025-2026 NSDA Topic

Resolved: Moral systems rooted in theism are preferable to non-theistic moral systems.