A. Open IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 - CA at 1:45 / IPDA A 1:45 / IPDA B 2:15

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 1A:

    1. Student-athletes should be classified as employees of their educational institutions.

    2. Member states of the European Union should establish a reassurance force in Ukraine.

    3. Cancel culture offers superior accountability over the justice system.

    4. Artificial intelligence is more of a threat than an opportunity to society.

    5. Great Britain is no longer a world power.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 1B:

    1. The Islamic Republic of Iran should agree to a nuclear deal with the United States.

    2. The European Union must implement significantly stricter economic sanctions on Russia.

    3. Developing countries should prioritize digital infrastructure over physical infrastructure.

    4. The right to migrate is more important than national security.

    5. Artificial intelligence is more of a job creator than a job destroyer.

Round 2 - Poe 1 - 6:30 / IPDA A 6:30 / IPDA B 7:00

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 2A

    1. Japan should repeal Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.

    2. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) should mandate girls' flag football programs in all 50 states.

    3. Environmental protectionism is preferable to national economic growth.

    4. When in conflict, philosophy is more important than science.

    5. Productivity apps create more stress than efficiency.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 2B

    1. The United States Federal Government should fully cover the cost of the ACA Medicaid Expansion.

    2. California should significantly reduce environmental regulations on construction.

    3. Public safety concerns are more important than the right to bear arms.

    4. For India, China represents a bigger threat than Pakistan.

    5. Billionaires are right to fear what Luigi Mangione started.

Round 3 - 9:30 CA 2 / IPDA A 9:30 / IPDA B 10:00

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 3A

    1. The United States Federal Government should establish term limits for Supreme Court justices.

    2. The United States Federal Government should pass a policy to legalize recreational marijuana.

    3. Video games do more good than harm to young people.

    4. America's presence in Haiti has done more harm than good.

    5. The use of artificial intelligence in higher education has significantly altered traditional teaching methods.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 3B

    1. The United States Department of Justice should order the breakup of Google.

    2. The United Nations should increase territorial waters to 300 miles offshore.

    3. For the economy, federal layoffs are more useful than private layoffs.

    4. In the federal prison system, privatization is preferred.

    5. Chinese influence in Panama is overstated.

Round 4 - 3:30 Poe 2 / IPDA A 3:30 / IPDA B 4:00

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 4A

    1. The United States Federal Government should significantly increase mining of rare earth metals.

    2. The United States Federal Government should significantly increase the federal minimum wage.

    3. Competition produces better results than collaboration.

    4. Governments have a moral obligation to accept refugees.

    5. RICO laws are discriminatory

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 4B

    1. The United States Federal Government should raise the legal age for marriage to 18 in all states.

    2. NASA should end the Artemis Moon mission program.

    3. The Department of Government Efficiency is doing more good than harm.

    4. When in conflict, spontaneity is preferable to careful planning.

    5. Community colleges do not benefit their communities as much as they should.

Round 5 - 9:30 CA 3 / IPDA A 9:30 / IPDA B 10:00

  1. Speaker 1


    Round 5A

    1. The United States Federal Government should invest in more wildlife crossings and corridors.

    2. The United States Federal Government should adopt a policy to establish Universal Healthcare.

    3. Misinformation is more dangerous to democracy than violence.

    4. On balance, streaming platforms harm cultural diversity.

    5. Taylor Swift is the most influential musician of the 21st century.

  2. Speaker 2


    Round 5B

    1. Private space exploration should be subsidized.

    2. The United States Federal Government should grant U.S. statehood to Puerto Rico.

    3. America's presence in Latin America has done more good than harm.

    4. Direct military action is preferable to covert intelligence operations.

    5. Dismantling USAID has significantly damaged U.S. foreign policy goals.

Elim 1 - Poe 10:45/IPDA A 11:00/IPDA B 11:30/CA 12

  1. Speaker 1


    Bronze Round A

    1. The United States Federal Government should implement universal basic income.

    2. The United States Federal Government should prioritize funding oceanic exploration over space exploration.

    3. The right to protest is more important than public order.

    4. The shift toward online and hybrid learning has harmed students more than helped them.

    5. Democrats are on the verge of their own Tea Party moment.

  2. Speaker 2


    Bronze Round B

    1. The United States Federal Government should prohibit the use of Facial Recognition technology by law enforcement.

    2. The United States Federal Government should withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

    3. Distraction does more harm to democracy than disinterest.

    4. Drone strikes are more acceptable than conventional bombing.

    5. Free trade agreements have weakened domestic manufacturing industries in the United States.

Elim 2 - Poe 5:00/IPDA A 5:15/IPDA B 5:45/CA 6:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Gold Round A

    1. The United States Federal Government should significantly increase its investment in nuclear energy.

    2. The United States Federal Government should formally recognize Taiwan as an independent nation.

    3. Charter schools provide better education than public schools.

    4. The gig economy has done more harm than good for workers.

    5. Hollywood’s reliance on franchise films has significantly stifled creative innovation in the film industry.

  2. Speaker 2


    Gold Round B

    1. The United States should ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

    2. The United States should take significant action to regulate cryptocurrency.

    3. Human rights should take precedence over diplomatic relationships.

    4. Inflation is better economically for the U.S. right now than deflation.

    5. Japan is on the wrong path to financial recovery.