Topics

CX Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

LD Debate (Varsity & Novice):

Resolved: The United States ought to require that workers receive a living wage.

PF Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially expand its surveillance infrastructure along its southern border.

CONGRESS NOTES: We will use the TFA 2024 Fall Legislation. Specific items are listed below. The items must be debated in the order that is listed here. 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.

Prelims: 12, 15, 13, 11, 14

Semis (if needed): 25, 24, 23, 22, 21

Finals: 19, 16, 20, 18, 17

WS Motions

Round 1/2: This House believes that the environmental rights of future generations supersede the economic interests of current generations.

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: This House regrets the dominance of the two-party system in American politics.

Quarters (if needed): This House believes that the acquisition of startups by large corporations does more harm than good.

Semis: Impromptu

Finals: This House prefers conditional foreign aid to unconditional aid.

Extemp Topic Areas

FX

Prelims - Europe

Semis - Asia

Finals – The Americas

DX

Prelims - Elections

Semis - Economy

Finals - U.S Foreign Policy

NX - This will be a combination of FX and DX topics from each round