Mississippi State Cowbell Classic
2021 — NSDA Campus, MS/US
Policy Debate
Abbreviation
CX
Format
Debate
Entry Fee
$12.00
Entry Limit Per School
6
Entry
2 competitors per entry
Event Description:
RESOLVED: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.
POLICY DEBATE
- Four or five (depending on entries) preliminary rounds will determine breaks to elimination rounds.
- The debate will follow the standard 8-3-8-3-8-3-8-3-5-5-5-5 format with open or closed cross-examination dependent on judge preference.
- Each team will have five minutes of prep time to use as they wish.
- Laptop computers and tablet devices may be used by competitors pursuant to NSDA guidelines, but may not be used to receive information for competitive advantage from individual non-competitors (coaches, assistant coaches, teammates, other students, etc.) during the competition round. Similarly, competitors may not confer with non-competitors for competitive assistance of any kind while a round is in progress.