2024 Cypress Falls TFA Tournament

2024 — Houston, TX/US

Topics

Congress:

Prelims: 6-10 (9, 8, 10, 6, 7)

Finals: 11-15 (14, 11, 15, 13, 12)

WSD:

Round 1: This House would implement a compulsory national service system.

Round 2: This House would implement a compulsory national service system.

Round 3: Impromptu

Semis (if necessary): The House believes that NATO has done more harm than good.

Finals: Impromptu

Extemp:

DX

Prelims: Politics

Semis: Business/Economy

Finals: US Foreign Policy

FX

Prelims: Europe

Semis: Africa/Middle East

Finals: Asia

NX

This will be a mix of DX and FX from each round.

Lincoln Douglas Debate:

Resolved: The United States ought to substantially reduce its military presence in the West Asia-North Africa region.

Public Forum Debate:

Resolved: The United States federal government should repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Policy Debate:

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.