Topics

Congressional Debate:

The docket will consist of the following items from the Texas Forensic Association Spring 2025 docket:

Prelims: 1, 2, 5, 9 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NcObf1KkCCDVQCTSEDponcjnvT7AYSvn/view?usp=sharing)

Final: 10, 13, 16, 18 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IHnMCqk31z8PBgeoY-3POhEFirUxBmKw/view?usp=sharing)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate:

NSDA Lincoln-Douglas topic for January/February 2025:

Resolved:The United States ought to become party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and/or the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Public Forum Debate:

NSDA Public Forum topic for February 2025.

World Schools Debate:

Round 1: This House supports the Home Guarantee movement. (Teams will debate both sides of the prepared motion.)

Info Slide: A federal Homes Guarantee means that every household in the United States — whether they rent or own — has a dignified and affordable home.

Round 2: This House supports the Home Guarantee movement. (Teams will debate both sides of the prepared motion.)

Round 3: Impromptu Motion

Semifinals (if necessary): Impromptu Motion

Final: Impromptu Motion

Impromptu Speaking Topic Areas:

Prelims: to be announced by January 1, 2025

Semis: to be announced by January 1, 2025

Finals: to be announced by January 1, 2025