Debate Topics and Congress Legislation

WE WILL NOT BREAK BRACKETS FOR DEBATE

CONGRESS LEGISLATION: (SPRING TFA DOCKET)

Prelims: 10-14

Finals: 15-19

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE (JAN-FEB TOPIC)

Resolved: Justice requires open boarders for human migration.

PUBLIC-FORUM DEBATE (JAN TOPIC)

Resolved: The United States federal government should increase its diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve internal armed conflicts in West Asia.

POLICY 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.

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE

Round 2: The House supports privatized asteroid mining.

Round 3: The House supports mandatory voting in national elections.

EXTEMP TOPIC AREAS (PRELIMS/ SEMIS/ FINALS)

Novice: U.S. Govt/ Western Europe/ Education

U.S.: Business/Space, Science, and Technology/ Elections and Politics

International: Middle East/ China, Koreas, and Japan/ Africa