Current Debate Topics from the National Speech and Debate Association
Policy Debate – 2020-21
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing..
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing..
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
September and October
Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.
November and December
Resolved: The United States ought to provide a federal jobs guarantee.
NOVICE TOPIC
Resolved: Civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Resolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Resolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.
Big Question – 2020-21 Topic
Resolved: Mathematics was discovered, not invented.
Resolved: Mathematics was discovered, not invented.