C. Novice IPDA Event Prompts
Rd 1 - 10:00am (LD-NPDA-PF-IPDA)
Speaker 1
Round 1:
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US sports leagues should implement a system of relegation and promotion
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This house believes voting should be mandatory for all state and federal elections
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STEM is overrated
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On balance, zoos do more good than harm
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The USFG should increase its support for the development of mass transit systems
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Rd 2 - 11:30am (NPDA-PF-IPDA) / 11:45am (LD)
Speaker 1
Round 2:
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Juries are preferable to judges
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On balance, government agencies should have the primary responsibility to stop the spread of disinformation on social media platforms rather than the platform itself
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The USFG should adopt a flat tax system for federal income taxes
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Greed is good
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The IOC should ban professional athletes from Olympic competition
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Rd 3 - 2:00pm (NPDA-PF-IPDA) / 2:30pm (LD)
Speaker 1
Round 3:
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The USFG should more fully support the arts
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The MLB season is too long
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On balance, abolishing the filibuster would do more harm than good
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Audiobooks are better than hard copies.
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The USFG should significantly alter regulations on financing political campaigns
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Rd 4 - 3:45pm (NPDA-PF-IPDA) / 4:15pm (LD)
Speaker 1
Round 4:
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The UN is dysfunctional
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The Department of Interior should pursue corporate sponsorship to fund National Parks
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Affirmative action for college admissions should be preserved
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Cryptocurrency is the future
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This house believes climate change is the most import issue facing the international community right now
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Rd 5 - 5:30pm (NPDA) / Elim1 (PF-IPDA)
Speaker 1
Quarter Finals / Elim 1
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This house believes the midterm elections will be more trick than treat for Democrats
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The USFG should take one or more actions increasing the power of labor unions
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Taiwan should be recognized as an independent state
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President Biden has succeeded in “restoring the soul of America”
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Sports are overvalued on college campuses
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Elim2 5:45pm (PF) / 6:15pm (IPDA)
Speaker 1
Semifinals / Elim 2
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The USFG should more fully support the arts
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The IOC should reverse its policy on athlete protest
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Forgive the debt
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On balance, political experience is preferable to party affiliation
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This house supports diversity quotas for legislative assemblies
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Elim 1:45pm
Speaker 1
Finals / Elim 3
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The IRS should reverse its policy to enforce tax collection on transactions through payment apps
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On balance, cyberwarfare is preferable to military combat
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The ACT and SAT are obsolete
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The US should amend the Constitution to place limits on the terms of Supreme Court justices
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Four more years!
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