Tournament Topics

Debate & Extemp Topics

January 8–9, 2027 | Kingwood High School

The Kingwood Mustangs New Year's Classic will use the following topics and resolutions. Topics that have not yet been released by the NSDA or TFA will be updated as they become available.

The tournament will use the official 2026–2027 National High School Policy Debate Topic:

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

The tournament will use the official NSDA January/February 2027 Lincoln-Douglas resolution.

Topic: To be posted when released by the NSDA.

The tournament will use the official NSDA January/February 2027 Public Forum resolution.

Topic: To be posted when released by the NSDA.

World Schools Debate will use a combination of prepared and impromptu motions in accordance with TFA requirements.

Prepared motions will be selected from the TFA World Schools motions designated for December 2026–February 2027.

Prepared Motion(s): To be posted following release by TFA.

At least one preliminary round will use an impromptu motion, which will be released at the tournament. Additional impromptu motions may be used during elimination rounds as required by TFA rules and the tournament schedule.

A round-by-round motion schedule will be posted prior to the tournament.

Preliminary Round

U.S. Economy, Business & Technology

Questions will focus on major issues involving the American economy, business, industry, technology, economic policy, and related developments.

Semifinal Round

U.S. Public Policy & Domestic Issues

Questions will focus on major domestic policy issues facing the United States, including areas such as education, healthcare, immigration, crime, infrastructure, housing, the environment, and federal and state policy.

Final Round

American Politics & U.S. Foreign Policy

Questions will focus on American government and politics as well as the United States' role in international affairs, including Congress, the presidency, the courts, elections, political parties, diplomacy, alliances, national security, and U.S. relationships abroad.

Preliminary Round

Europe & the Americas

Questions will focus on major political, economic, diplomatic, and social developments throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Semifinal Round

Asia, Africa & the Middle East

Questions will focus on major political, economic, security, and diplomatic developments throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Final Round

Global Affairs & International Relations

Questions will focus on major international issues that cross national and regional boundaries, including global security, international organizations, trade, alliances, great-power competition, energy, migration, climate, international law, and other significant global challenges.

Additional topics and motions will be added to this page as they are released by the NSDA and TFA.