C. Championship IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Public transportation in the United States should be free for all riders.
    Colleges should restrict student vehicle access for students living on campus.
    The gas tax should be substatially increased.
    The federal minimum wage should be abolished in favor of state-controlled wage laws.
    Higher education should be free for all students majoring in STEM.

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Cancel culture does more harm than good.
    2. Anonymity on social media causes more harm than good
    3. Name, image and likeness deals are doing more harm than good for college sports.
    4. The government should impose a cap on executive compensation.
    5. Cosmetic surgery does more harm than good.

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    1. AI should be allowed to replace human judges in small claims courts.
    2. AI-generated art should not be eligible for copyright protection.
    3. AI-driven automation will create more jobs than it eliminates.
    4. The use of AI in hiring decisions should be banned.
    5. AI should be allowed to replace human doctors in diagnosing diseases.

Round 4

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Spanking should be illegal as a form of parental discipline.
    2. Parents should be legally responsible for their children’s social media activity.
    3. The United States should adopt universal daycare.
    4. Adopted children have the right to know their biological parents.
    5. Family loyalty should come before personal happiness.

Elim 1

  1. Speaker 1


    1. It is time to reverse the expansion of government power created by the New Deal.
    2. The United States should adopt a foreign policy of isolationism.
    3. Public schools should focus more on job readiness.
    4. Space exploration does more good than harm.
    5. The United States should eliminate the penny.

Elim 2

  1. Speaker 1


    1. The U.S. Constitution should be amended to allow states to legally secede from the Union.
    2. The federal government should decriminalize all drugs.
    3. Presidential executive orders should require congressional approval within 60 days.
    4. Term limits should be imposed on all members of the Supreme Court.
    5. The United States should abolish the US Senate.