Parliamentary Debate Resolutions

Varsity Round 1

Flight A (11:00AM)

Resolved: The United States federal government should repeal the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

Varsity Round 1

Flight B (11:40AM)

Resolved: The United States Congress should lift the Cuban embargo.

Varsity Round 2 / Novice Round 1

Flight A (1:00PM)

Resolved: The United States should eliminate the Electoral College.

Varsity Round 2 / Novice Round 1

Flight B (1:40PM)

Resolved: The United States federal government should pass substantial campaign finance reform.

Varsity Round 3 / Novice Round 2

Flight A (3:30PM)

Resolved: The United States federal government should mobilize military ground forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Varsity Round 3 / Novice Round 2

Flight B (4:10PM)

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase the amount of refugees admitted to the United States

Varsity Round 5 / Novice Round 4

Flight A (8:00AM)

Resolved: The European Union should stop adding new members.

Varsity Round 5 / Novice Round 4

Flight B (8:40AM)

Resolved: The United States should provide troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Varsity Round 6 / Novice Round 5

Flight A (10:00PM)

Resolved: The United States federal government should establish a comprehensive national gun control registry.

Varsity Round 6 / Novice Round 5

Flight B (10:40PM)

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce sentencing for non-violent drug offenses.

Varsity Octo-Finals / Novice Semi-Finals

Resolved: The United States federal government should ban the construction of new nuclear power plants in the United States.

Varsity Quarter-Finals / Novice Finals

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase the budget for manned space exploration.

Quarter-finals – Flight B

Resolved: The United States should significantly increase its investment in electric vehicle recharging stations.

Varsity Semi-Finals

Resolved: The United States federal government should repeal the Common Core curriculum.

Varsity Finals

Resolved: The United States should establish a nationwide tax on carbon emissions.

FINALS TOPICS STRIKDOWN!!!

(Neg strikes first, Aff strikes second)

This House would prefer Bernie Sanders to Hilary Clinton.

This House would prefer Donald Trump to Jeb Bush.

This House would prefer an outsider be the next President of the United States.