Debate Topics and Congress Information

CX Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

LD Debate (Including Novice):

Resolved: The people's republic of China ought to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth.

PF Debate (Including Novice):

Resolved: The United States' strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms.

Prep time for CX is 8 minutes. Prep time for LD is 4 minutes. Prep time for PF is 3 minutes. We will use NSDA pilot rules for PF.

Brackets will NOT be broken in debate.

CONGRESS NOTES:

We will use the TFA 2022 Fall Legislation to be debated in each session is listed below. The items may be reordered as established by each chamber. Copies of the legislation can be found on the TFA website at txfa.org. Procedures for advancing and tie-breakers can be found in the TFA constitution.

Falcon Freeze (Friday):

Prelims: 11-15

Finals: 16-20

Merry Mustang (Saturday):

Prelims: 16-20

Finals: 11-15

(If semis are necessary based on numbers, we will use 21-25) ; Students will run for P.O. in all sessions of congress.

WSD Motions

Round 1: This House supports mandatory voting in national elections.

Round 2: This House supports mandatory voting in national elections.

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: This House regrets the rise in popularity of the True Crime genre (e.g. Netflix's Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story, the My Favorite Murder podcast).

Quarters (If necessary): Impromptu

Semis (If necessary): This House would remove veto power from permanent members on the UN Security Council.

Finals: Impromptu