Arkansas District Qualifier

for the 2026 National Tournament

Topics

Congressional Debate Docket-- Submissions due by January 9th. Docket will be posted by January 12th.

USX Topics(These are current for April tournament date)

Round 1: Health, Education & Social Issues

Round 2: Foreign Policy & National Security

Round 3: Politics

Elim 1: Energy & Environment

Elim 2 (if needed): Supreme Court & Legal Issues

IX Topics (These are current for April tournament date)

Round 1: Africa

Round 2: Southwest Asia

Round 3: Europe

Elim 1: Energy & Environment

Elim 2 (if needed): Americas

Lincoln Douglas- March/April NSDA Resolution- Resolved: The United States military ought to abide by the principle of non-intervention.

Public Forum- March NSDA Resolution- Resolved: The United States federal government should ban corporate acquisition of single-family residences.

Policy- NFHS 2025-2026 Topic- Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

Big Questions- 2025-2026 Topic- Resolved: Moral systems rooted in theism are preferable to non-theistic moral systems.