Topics Being Used For Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking Events

We will be using the following topics for our contest:

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

LD/NLD:Resolved: The possession of nuclear weapons is immoral.

PF/NPF:Resolved: The People’s Republic of China should substantially reduce its international extraction of natural resources.

Congress:

Prelims (in order): 18, 17, 16, 19, 20

Semis (in order/if necessary): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Finals (in order): 2, 4, 5, 1, 3

World Schools Topics:

Round 1: This House support the use of de-extinction technology.

Info Slide: Last year American-based Colossal Biosciences announced that they had “de-extincted” the dire wolf. Created from a combination of preserved DNA and gene editing technology, the dire wolf puppies represent the first in a growing attempt to bring back lost species through modern technology.

Round 2: (same as round 1; opposite sides)

Round 3: Impromptu

Semis: This House believes that the African Union should prioritize strengthening regional alliances as opposed to continental unification.

Info Slide: Regional alliances refer to cooperative blocs among nearby African nations (such as ECOWAS, SADC, or the East African Community) that coordinate on security, trade, and political issues within a specific sub-region. Continental unification refers to broader, Africa-wide integration efforts (similar to the structure of the EU) that aim to centralize political decision-making, harmonize institutions, or move toward continent-wide economic or political union.

Finals: Impromptu (if necessary) If we break directly to finals, we will use the prepared motion from semis.

Extemp Topic Areas:

DX Prelims – The Judicial Branch, DX Semis/Rd. 2 –The Legislative Branch, DX Finals –The Executive Branch. These are all in reference to the federal government’s 3 branches of government.

IX Prelims –NATO, IX Semis/Rd. 2 –OAS, IX Finals –UN. These are all in reference to international bodies/organizations.

NX Prelims –International News, NX Semis/Rd. 2 –U.S. News, DX Finals –The U.S. and World Economy.