Debate Topics

* The LD topic will be the 2024 September/October Topic, "Resolved: The United States ought to require that workers receive a living wage."

* The NLD topic will be the 2024-2025 NSDA Novice Topic, "Resolved: The United States ought to require that workers receive a living wage."

* The CX topic will be the Policy Debate – 2024-2025 Topic, "Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks."

* The PFD and NPF topic will be the 2024 September/October Topic, "Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially expand its surveillance infrastructure along its southern border."

* The World School Debate Topics -

Prepared Round 1 - This House prefers conditional foreign aid to unconditional aid.

Prepared Round 2 - This house prefers conditional foreign aid to unconditional aid. (flip sides)

Round 3 - Impromptu

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

Elim 1 - Impromptu

Prepared Elim 2 - This house believes that the environmental rights of future generations supersede the economic interests of current generations.

Prepared Elim 3 (if necessary) - This house believes that the acquisition of startups by large corporations does more harm than good.

* Congress Legislation - TFA Fall 2024 Docket - Prelims - Items 1,2,3,4. Semis - Items 5,6,7,8. Finals - Items 9,10,11,12.