Resolutions

Open Prelims

Round 1 [7-9]
The State of California should ban districts from having Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs by 2030.

Round 2 [9-8]
This House believes that a surge in German defense spending undermines European collective security.

Round 3 [8-9]
This House regrets the rise of Flock cameras.

Round 4 [8-8]
The United States federal government should substantially reduce its foreign military sales of arms to the United Arab Emirates.

Round 5 [7-9]
Guyana should not renegotiate its 2016 Production Sharing Agreement with the Exxon consortium.

Open Quarters

A. This House regrets the “get off the rock” ideology.
Info Slide: The “get off the rock” ideology refers to the operative belief that we should attempt to colonize another celestial body for the ensured continuance of human civilization, primarily due to the threat of climate change and other existential risks.

Nueva CL vs Carlmont RS [2-1]

Nueva Sl vs Carlmont SC [2-1]

C. This House regrets the treatment of space as an operational domain.
Info Slide: An operational domain is a distinct sphere of warfare warranting specialized military capabilities and operations that state actors (e.g., national governments, intergovernmental military alliances) can seek influence in and compete with adversaries.

Menlo-Atherton GG vs Nueva AC [3-0]

Open Semis

B. This House, as an African nation, would prohibit exports of unprocessed critical minerals to G7 member countries.

Nueva SL vs Menlo-Atherton GG [1-2]

Nueva CL vs Irvington BR [0-3]

Open Finals

A. This House prefers a world in which global resource allocation is controlled by an AI system designed to maximize utility to one in which it is controlled by a democratically elected world government.

Irvington BR vs Menlo-Artherton GG [0-3]

Novice Prelims

Round 1 [1-6]
The University of California system should reinstitute its standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admissions.

Round 2 [5-2]
This House would ban the commercial development and sale of artificial companion bots.

Round 3 [4-3]
The US federal government should substantially reduce its troop presence in South Korea.

Round 4 [3-4]
The US federal government should substantially increase its investment in small modular reactors (SMRs).

Novice Finals

B. The California state government should make organ donation upon death an opt-out rather than opt-in process.

Washington RN vs Irvington CD [3-0]