Topics

Extemporaneous Speaking:

Topics will be domestic and international and suitable for novice speakers.

Lincoln Douglas:

Resolved: The United States ought to adopt a wealth tax.

Policy Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

World Schools Debate:

Prepared (teams will prepare and debate both sides): This house would implement a living wage.

Impromptu: 2 impromptu topics will be selected for debate.

Public Forum Debate:

Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.

Congress:

We will debate items from the TFA Fall 2024 docket in the following order:

Item 6 - A Resolution to Refrain from Allocating Financial Aid to Ukraine to Prioritize Domestic Needs

Item 8 - The Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2024

Item 14 - A Bill to Increase the National Driving Age to 18

Item 26 - A Resolution to Adopt a Nuclear No-First-Use Policy to Decrease the Threat of Nuclear War