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Congressional Debate:

We will use legislation from the Fall 2026 TFA Congressional Docket. Remember students must debate the docket in the order listed.

Prelims - 10, 4, 8, 2, 6

Finals - 9, 1, 7, 3, 5

Lincoln Douglas Debate:

Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.

UIL Lincoln Douglas Debate:

Resolved: The use of nuclear energy is compatible with environmental stewardship.

Policy Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

Public Forum Debate

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.

World Schools

WSD will follow the scaffold and TFA Constitution recommendations. We will break to TFA points for elimination rounds. Elim 1 will always be the first elimination round, whether that is quarterfinals, semifinals, or finals.

Round 1 AND 2 (students will debate both sides): This House believes democratic elections are better served by public financing than by privately funded campaigns.

Info Slide: A publicly financed election is one in which candidates' campaigns are funded by the state through public funds, such as tax revenues, rather than through private donations, corporate contributions, or candidates' personal wealth.

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: This House would prioritize expanding access to affordable housing over increasing wages.

Elim 1: Impromptu

Elim 2: This House welcomes climate pessimism.

Info Slide: Climate pessimism is the viewpoint that catastrophic global heating and severe ecological breakdown cannot be fully prevented and we should make decisions based on this fact.

Elim 3 (if needed): This House regrets the use of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary metric of a nation's success.