D. Junior IPDA Event Prompts

Round 1 - 9:30

  1. Speaker 1


    1. "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates
    2. Cultural assimilation policies do more harm than good to indigenous populations.
    3. The United States should increase the number of refugees it accepts.
    4. The US Federal Government should regulate the content of video games.
    5. All public colleges and universities should be tuition-free.

Round 2 - 11:00

  1. Speaker 1


    1. "The end justifies the means" - Machiavelli
    2. The use of homework in elementary schools does more harm than good.
    3. The United States should institute a carbon tax.
    4. The US Federal Government should prioritize domestic policies over foreign policies.
    5. All public restrooms in the US should be gender-neutral

Round 3 - 12:30

  1. Speaker 1


    1. "Man is condemned to be free" - Jean-Paul Sartre
    2. The use of drones in warfare does more harm than good to international relations
    3. The United States should transition to a universal basic income system.
    4. The United States should ban all non-medical exemptions for vaccinations.
    5. Graffiti art should not be a crime.

Round 4 - 2:00

  1. Speaker 1


    1. "Happiness is the highest good" - Aristotle
    2. School dress codes do more harm than good.
    3. All cars sold in the United States should be electric by 2030.
    4. The US federal government should increase funding for K-12 art education.
    5. Sales taxes are preferable to income taxes.

Bronze Rd - 4:00

  1. Speaker 1


    1. "Justice is the first virtue of social institutions" - John Rawls
    2. Free trade does more harm than good.
    3. The United States should mandate paid sick leave for all workers.
    4. The United States federal government should repeal “Ag-gag” laws.
    5. Socialism is a better economic system than Capitalism.

Gold Rd - 6:00

  1. Speaker 1


    1. "Justice is the first virtue of social institutions" - John Rawls
    2. Free trade does more harm than good.
    3. The United States should mandate paid sick leave for all workers.
    4. The United States federal government should repeal “Ag-gag” laws.
    5. Socialism is a better economic system than Capitalism.