Speaker 1

Topic Striking:  Competitors and Judges go to your designated room immediately.  The Judge will have 5 resolutions on their ballot.  As soon as competitors have selected their resolution the 20 minute prep time should begin. Strike Order: Opposition, Government, Opposition, Government

Round 1. 

Policy: The United States should adopt universal public healthcare.

Policy: The United States should substantially increase minimum wage.

Value: Self-driving cars will do more good than harm

Value: On balance, net neutrality is essential for a free internet.

Fact: Cyberattacks are America’s biggest threat 

Speaker 1

Topic Striking:  Competitors and Judges go to your designated room immediately.  The Judge will have 5 resolutions on their ballot.  As soon as competitors have selected their resolution the 20 minute prep time should begin. Strike Order: Opposition, Government, Opposition, Government

Policy: The U.S. Federal Government should regulate social media platforms for misinformation.

Policy: The United Nations should enforce sanctions on countries violating human rights.

Value: Social media, on balance, is detrimental to democratic discourse.

Value: The pursuit of space exploration is more valuable than solving terrestrial issues.

Fact: Rap is now the most culturally significant genre of music

Speaker 1

Topic Striking:  Competitors and Judges go to your designated room immediately.  The Judge will have 5 resolutions on their ballot.  As soon as competitors have selected their resolution the 20 minute prep time should begin. Strike Order: Opposition, Government, Opposition, Government

Policy: The U.S. Federal Government should impose a cap on CEO-to-worker pay ratios in public companies.

Policy: The U.S. should increase investments in affordable housing.

Value: It is better to privatize healthcare than to maintain public systems.

Value: Freedom of movement across borders is more beneficial than restrictive policies.

Fact: In the United States, majoring in a STEM-related field is over-emphasized

Speaker 1

Topic Striking:  Competitors and Judges go to your designated room immediately.  The Judge will have 5 resolutions on their ballot.  As soon as competitors have selected their resolution the 20 minute prep time should begin. Strike Order: Opposition, Government, Opposition, Government

Round 4. 

Policy: The United Nations should establish a binding treaty on climate refugees.

Policy: The European Union should impose stricter regulations on data privacy and user consent.

Value: On balance, standardized testing does more harm than good in education.

Value: The use of surveillance technology does more harm than good in society.

Fact: The use of Chat GPT in college should be considered cheating.

Speaker 1

Topic Striking:  Competitors and Judges go to your designated room immediately.  The Judge will have 5 resolutions on their ballot.  As soon as competitors have selected their resolution the 20 minute prep time should begin. Strike Order: Opposition, Government, Opposition, Government

Round 5 (Bronze). 

Policy: The United Nations should recognize access to the internet as a fundamental human right.

Policy: The Federal Reserve should adopt a policy to stabilize cryptocurrency markets.

Value: On balance, developing nuclear energy is more desirable than renewable alternatives.

Value: Censorship in media does more harm than good.

Fact: The American Dream is dead.

Speaker 1

Topic Striking:  Competitors and Judges go to your designated room immediately.  The Judge will have 5 resolutions on their ballot.  As soon as competitors have selected their resolution the 20 minute prep time should begin. Strike Order: Opposition, Government, Opposition, Government

Round 6 (Silver/Gold). 

Policy: The U.S. should implement stricter restrictions on corporate lobbying.

Policy: The United States should decriminalize all drugs.

Value: Teacher tenure does more good than harm.

Value: Cancel culture does more good than harm.

Fact: Veganism is healthy.