Big Cat Swing at Cy Fair High School

2023 — Cypress, TX/US

Topics - Debate & Extemp

CX will use the NSDA 2023-2024 topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

LD (Novice and Varsity) will use the NSDA Nov/Dec 2023 topic: Resolved: The United States ought to prohibit the extraction of fossil fuels from federal public lands and waters.

PF (Novice and Varsity) will use the NSDA Nov/Dec 2023 topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should forgive all federal student loan debt.

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Congress will follow the TFA Scaffold for Fall 2023 and use the following items of legislation:

Fair Congress (online): Prelims - 16-20 (18, 17, 16, 19, 20), Finals - 21-25 (22, 23, 24, 21, 25)

Creek Congress (in person): Prelims - 21-25 (24, 25, 21, 23, 22), Finals - 26-30 (28, 30, 26, 27)

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Fair WSD (online) will follow the below schedule of topics --

R1: This House regrets the commodification of art

R2: This House regrets the commodification of art

R3: impromptu

Quarters: This House supports the increased use of nuclear power to combat climate change

Semifinals: This House supports the rise in unionization.

Finals: Impromptu

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Creek WSD (in person) will follow the below schedule of topics --

R1: This House regrets the rise of citizen journalism.

R2: This House regrets the rise of citizen journalism.

R3: Impromptu

Semifinals: This House opposes the use of public funds for school vouchers.

Finals: Impromptu

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Extemp topic areas:

Creek DX:

Prelims: Politics

Semifinals: U.S. Economy/Business

Finals: Foreign Policy

Creek FX:

Prelims: Europe

Semifinals: Latin America

Finals: Asia

Fair DX:

Prelims: 2024 Elections

Semifinals: Social Issues

Finals: Education, Environment, Energy

Fair FX:

Prelims: Africa

Semifinals: Middle East

Finals: Global Conflict

Novice Extemp will use a mix of both topics. Questions will be different for each side of the swing, but will fall under the same topic areas.
Location
Cy-Fair High School
Contacts
Perry Beard
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Circuits
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Dates & Deadlines

 CDT
Tournament Dates Nov 16 to Nov 18 2023
Registration Opens Tue Sep 26 at 2:45 PM
Registration Closes Mon Nov 13 at 3:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Mon Nov 13 at 11:59 PM
Judge Information Due Mon Nov 13 at 3:00 PM
Drop online until Tue Nov 14 at 11:00 PM
Change fees apply after Tue Nov 14 at 11:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.